daikon-ashi: "Fat legs." Daikon is a Japanese radish.

hiragana: The Japanese alphabet, written with a cursive style.

Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.

katakana: The Japanese alphabet, written with a square style.

-ken: A prefecture.

Nihonburo: Japanese bath.

Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.

Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.

shibai: Theatrical play or drama.