dojo: A drill hall; an exercise hall.

haramaki: Breast-protector; stomach band.

Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.

judo: A form of Jujitsu developed as a sport and a means of self-defense without the use of weapons.

kenjinkai: Association of people who came from the same prefecture in Japan.

nigiri: Rice ball.

Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.

Ojisan: Uncle; middle-aged gentleman.

Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.

shoyu: Soy sauce.