baishakunin: Go-between for arranged marriages; matchmaker.
dojo: A drill hall; an exercise hall.
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.
kimono: A robe with wide sleeves and a sash, part of traditional costume of Japanese men and women.
Nihonmachi: Japantown.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
odori: Dance; dancing.
ohana: Cherry blossoms.
Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.
sensei: A teacher.
undoukai: A field day, a sports day.