| A | B |
| bowler | derby hat |
| issei | first generation Japanese immigrant |
| nisei | a person born in America to Japanese parents |
| last rites | Religious ceremony for the dying |
| naturalization | process of granting rights of citizenship |
| collaborate | to work together |
| mass | church service celebrated by Roman Catholics |
| Samurai | Japanese warrior |
| emmissary | secret agent |
| gestation | incubation or pregnancy |
| tomfoolery | playful behavior |
| malady | illness |
| ironclad | unbreakable |
| tributary | a stream that flows into a larger stream |
| relinquish | to give up |
| lassoed | wrapped around |
| formality | established rules or customs |
| calabash | large gourdlike fruit |
| diagnostic | serving to distinguish |
| exasperation | causing annoyance |