bento: Boxed lunch.
butsudan: A household family Buddhist altar.
judo: A form of Jujitsu developed as a sport and a means of self-defense without the use of weapons.
kendo: Japanese traditional fencing, in which a bamboo sword is used.
koi:Carp.
miso shiru: Soup made from soybean paste.
mochitsuki: Rice cake making.
ningyo: Doll.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
ofuro: Japanese-style hot bath.
onsen: Spa; hot spring.
ryokan: An inn.
samurai: Japanese warrior or military class during feudal times in Japan.
shoji: A translucent sliding panel of rice paper on a wooden frame, used in Japanese homes as a partition or door.
soba: Japanese buckwheat noodle.
soroban: Abacus; calculator.
tatami: Straw mat widely used as flooring in Japan.