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

chambara: Sword fight; sword play.

Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.

kirei: Pretty; lovely; beautiful.

mukoyoshi: Son-in-law taken (adopted) into family.

Nikkei: A person of Japanese ancestry.

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

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

seppuku: Ritual suicide by disembowelment.

shigin: Guttural singing of a ballad; recitation or chanting of a Chinese poem.