Bon Odori: Buddhist summer festival of the dead, which honors ancestors.

bonsai: A potted dwarf tree.

Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.

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

kimono: A robe with wide sleeves and a sash, part of traditional costume of Japanese men and women.

mochi: Japanese rice cake.

mochitsuki: Rice cake making.

shibai: Theatrical play or drama.

takana: Mustard greens, a leafy edible plant.