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.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
ochazuke: Boiled rice with tea poured on it.
okayu: Gruel.
omanju: Bean-paste bun.
Sensei: A teacher.
shamisen: A Japanese instrument, similar to a banjo.
sukiyaki: A Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat, onions, and other vegetables cooked quickly, often at table, with soy sauce, sake, sugar, etc.
tsukemono: Pickled vegetables.