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.