chuugakko: Junior high school.
hakujin: Caucasian(s); white(s).
Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.
kendo: Japanese traditional fencing, in which a bamboo sword is used.
kenjinkai: Association of people who came from the same prefecture in Japan.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.
yobiyose: Immigration of family for permanent residence; a person called over from Japan to U.S. to immigrate.