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.