hakujin: Caucasian(s); white(s).

inaka: Country; rural area.

Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.

-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.

-meshi: Meals; food.

musubi: Rice ball.

Neesan: Older sister.

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

sumo: Japanese style wrestling.

teriyaki: Meat or fish marinated in soy sauce and broiled.