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.