enryo: Humble, reserved; modesty; hesitancy to speak out; refusal of an invitation, especially the first one.
haole: A Hawaiian slang term for Caucasians.
Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.
kotonks: A Hawaiian derogatory term for Japanese Americans from the U.S. mainland.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
sake: Japanese liquor; rice wine.
Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.