ben: Speech; dialect.
bonsan: Buddhist priest.
geta: Japanese wooden sandals.
haha: Informal term for mother.
judo: A form of Jujitsu developed as a sport and a means of self-defense without the use of weapons.
ken: A prefecture.
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.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
samurai: Japanese warrior or military class during feudal times in Japan.
Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.
shigin: Guttural singing of a ballad; recitation or chanting of a Chinese poem.
sumo: Japanese style wrestling.
utai: Noh chanting; recitation.
Yonsei: American-born great-grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; fourth-generation Japanese American.