Bon Odori: Buddhist summer festival of the dead, which honors ancestors.

bonborobozu: Judging from the context, shaven head, close-cropped.

Gosei: American-born great-great grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; fifth-generation Japanese Americans

hana: A Japanese card game using playing cards with floral patterns. (hanafuda)

hon: Book.

Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrants in America.

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

Nikkei: A person of Japanese ancestry.

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

pachuco: A slang term for a popular slicked back hair style.

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

taiko: Japanese drums.

Yonsei: American-born great-grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; fourth-generation Japanese American.