Amerikajin: An American.

benshi: Narrator in Japanese silent cinema.

bento: Boxed lunch.

daikon: Japanese radish.

furo: Japanese-style hot bath.

hakujin: Caucasian(s); white(s).

kabocha: Japanese squash or pumpkin.

kamaboko: Boiled fish paste.

ken: A prefecture.

Kibei: American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.

Kimigayo: Title of the Japanese national anthem.

koto: A Japanese harp or zither.

kurombo: Derogatory term for an African American person.

maguro: �Tuna.

mochi: Japanese rice cake.

mochitsuki: Rice cake making.

nappa: Greens, as in vegetables.

nigiri: Hand-rolled sushi.

Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.

nishime: Dish made from vegetables cooked in soy sauce.

ofuro: Japanese-style hot bath.

okazu: Side dish; accompaniment for rice dishes.

Oshogatsu: New Year celebration.

sake: Japanese liquor; rice wine.

sambasan: Midwife.

samurai: Japanese warrior or military class during feudal times in Japan.

sashimi: Thin slices of raw fish.

seiro: Basket made for steaming food.

senbei: A Japanese rice cracker.

shamisen: A Japanese instrument, similar to a banjo.

shinkansen: Bullet train.

shoyu: Soy sauce.

tsukemono: Pickled vegetables.

usu: Mortar that can be used for making pounded rice cakes (mochi).