biwa:Japanese lute.

bushido: The way of the Japanese Samurai warrior; the Japanese feudal-military code of behavior; chivalry.

dojo: A drill hall; an exercise hall.

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.

Kibei: American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.

nappa: Greens, as in vegetables.

ochazuke: Boiled rice with tea poured on it.

ondo: Folk song and dance performed by a group.

samurai: Japanese warrior or military class during feudal times in Japan.

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

seppuku: Ritual suicide by disembowelment.

shogun: General, generalissimo.

tsukemono: Pickled vegetables.