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.