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).