hakujin: Caucasian(s).
Hinomarukai: A Japanese military group.
inu: Literally dog, a commonly used term for Japanese Americans who were perceived as being informants for the WRA administration and other governmental authorities.
Issei(s): First generation Japanese immigrant in America.
miso shiru: Soybean-based soup.
Nihonmachi: Japan town.
Nisei(s): American born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third generation Japanese Americans.
pes planus: Flatfeet.
tsukemono: Pickled vegetables.