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.