Buddahead: Hawaiian term for Japanese American from Hawaii. Considered by some to be a derogatory term.

gaman: Patience, perseverance.

ganbare: Persist; insist on.

haole: A Hawaiian slang term for Caucasians.

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.

kotonk: A Hawaiian derogatory term for Japanese Americans from the U.S. mainland.

Nihonjin: Japanese person(s).

Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.

Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.

sumi-e: Black-and-white ink painting.

yamato damashii: The Japanese spirit; faithfulness to one's homeland, usually in reference to Japan.