| A | B |
| anguish | very great pain, grief, or distress |
| correspondence | exchange of letters |
| exotic | strange and unusual, often coming from a different country |
| foreigner | person from another country |
| gratitude | thankfulness |
| homeland | your original or native land |
| traditional | handed down from one generation to the next |
| uprooted | removed from your home, country, and so on |
| chopsticks | pair of small, slender sticks used to eat with |
| longing | a strong desire for something |
| Nisei | person born in North America whose parents were Japanese immigrants |