baishakunin: Go-between for arranged marriages; matchmaker.
fujin: A lady; a woman.
furusato: Homeland; birthplace.
gaijin: Foreigner.
haji: Shame; disgrace.
hakujin: Caucasian(s).
hiragana: The Japanese alphabet, written with a cursive style.
Issei: First generation Japanese immigrant in America.
jūdō: A form of the martial art Jujitsu, developed as a sport and a means of self defense without the use of weapons.
kanji: Chinese characters used in Japanese writing.
ken: Prefecture.
Kengakudan: A field trip group.
Ni-sen Roppyaku-nen: Song title that literally means 2,600 years.
Odori: Japanese dance.
shibai: A theatrical play; a drama.
Tenchō-setsu: The Emperor's Birthday.