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.