furoshiki: Wrapping cloth.
Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.
jouhin: Elegant; dainty; refined.
kimono: A robe with wide sleeves and a sash, part of traditional costume of Japanese men and women.
koto: A Japanese harp or zither.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
Obon: The summer Bon festival, a Buddhist festival, which honors ancestors.
samurai: Japanese warrior or military class during feudal times in Japan.
sensei: A teacher.
shamisen: A Japanese instrument, similar to a banjo.
taiko: Japanese drums.