dango: Sweet dumpling.
Hanamatsuri: Buddha's birthday festival, celebrated on April 8.
Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.
kimono: A robe with wide sleeves and a sash, part of traditional costume of Japanese men and women.
miso: Soybean paste, often used in Japanese cooking.
mochi: Japanese rice cake.
sake: Japanese liquor; rice wine.
samurai: Japanese warrior or military class during feudal times in Japan.