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.