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.