Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
obasan: Aunt; middle-aged lady.
samurai: Japanese warrior or military class during feudal times in Japan.
Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.
Sensei: A teacher.
yasashii: Tender, kind.
Yonsei: American-born great-grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; fourth-generation Japanese American.