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.