Akimatsuri: The autumn festival.
Bon Odori: Buddhist summer festival of the dead, which honors ancestors.
engeikai: A talent show.
hanamatsuri: The Buddha's birthday festival.
ii kaga desu ka: How are you?; Are you fine?
ima yaraneba itsu dekiru? Washi ga yaraneba dare ga yaru: If I don't do it now, when would it get done? And if I do it, then who else gonna' do it?
kaeri: The noun form of the verb "kaeru"; means coming back/returning.
karō: A principal retainer of a feudal lord.
Kibei: American born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.
kimono: A robe with wide sleeves and a sash, part of traditional costume of Japanese men and women.
kosaku: Tenant farming.
(o)koto: Japanese traditional zither.
matsutake tori: Fragrant edible Japanese mushroom gathering.
naginata: A Japanese sword with a long wooden handle.
Nihonjinkai: An organized group of Japanese or Japanese Americans.
Nisei(s): American born children of Japanese immigrants; second generation Japanese Americans.
ohimesama: A princess.
Ojō-san: Daughters from aristocratic, wealthy families.
ryokan: Japanese-style hotels, inns.
sake: Japanese liquor.
seinenkai: Young adult association.
shakuhachi: Japanese bamboo flute.