furo: Japanese-style hot bath.
gaman: Patience, perseverance.
geta: Japanese wooden sandals.
Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.
kanji: Chinese characters used in Japanese writing.
kimono: A robe with wide sleeves and a sash, part of traditional costume of Japanese men and women.
nappa: Greens, as in vegetables.
Nihongo: Japanese language.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.