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.