Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.
judo: A form of Jujitsu developed as a sport and a means of self-defense without the use of weapons.
-ken: A prefecture.
mikan: Mandarin orange.
mochi: Japanese rice cake.
mon: Short for kamon, or family crest.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
sake: Japanese liquor; rice wine.
Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.
shibai(s): Theatrical play or drama.
shoyu: Soy sauce.
sukiyaki: A Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat, onions, and other vegetables cooked quickly, often at table, with soy sauce, sake, sugar, etc.
sumo: Japanese style wrestling.