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.