(o)kayu: Gruel.
ironna mono tabeta: Ate various things.
Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.
kendo: Japanese traditional fencing, in which a bamboo sword is used.
Kibei: American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.
mochi gome: Rice used for making mochi.
mochi: Japanese rice cake.
Nihongo: Japanese language.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
oyakoko: Filial piety; respect and tender care of parents.
sake: Japanese liquor; rice wine.
Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.
shoyu: Soy sauce.
shuushin: Ethics, moral training.
tsukudani: Preserved food boiled in soy.