benshi: Narrator in Japanese silent cinema.
furo: Japanese-style hot bath.
hakujin: Caucasian(s); white(s).
hiragana: The Japanese alphabet, written with a cursive style.
Ikebana: Japanese-style flower arranging; the art of floral arrangement.
Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.
kanji: Chinese characters used in Japanese writing.
katakana: The Japanese alphabet, written with a square style.
-ken: A prefecture.
Obon: The summer Bon festival, a Buddhist festival, which honors ancestors.