JAPANESE	ENGLISH		ENGLISH	JAPANESE
Age	Rising		Ankle	Ashikubi
Agura	Informal sitting with legs crossed		Arch of the foot	Teisoku
Arigatoo	Thank you		Arm	Wan
Ashi	Foot, leg		Art of weapons	Kobudo
Ashikubi	Ankle		Attacker	Tori
Atama	Head		Attention	Kiotsuke
Ate	Smash		Back fist	Riken
Barai	Sweep, block, parry		Back fist	Uraken
Bo	Wooden staff		Back hand	Haishu
Bu	Military, martial		Back of arm	Naiwan
Budo	Military arts, military way		Back, rear	Ushiro
Bunkai	Interpretation of kata techniques		Backwards	Ura
Choku	Straight		Ball of the foot	Chusoku
Chudan	Mid-level (abdomen)		Ball of the foot	Koshi
Chude	Inside to outside		Basics, fundamentals	Kihon
Chusoku	Ball of the foot		Batons	Tonfa
Dachi	Stance		Begin	Hajime
Dan	Black belt grade		Belly (spiritual center)	Hara
Do	The Way		Belt	Obi
Dojo	Training hall		Black belt grade	Dan
Doomo arigatoo	Thank you very much (present)		Block	Uke
Doomo arigatoo gozaimasu	Thank you very much (present)		Cat	Neko
Doomo arigatoo gozaimashita	Thank you very much (past)		Change direction, pivot	Kaette
Empi	Elbow		Choke	Shime
Fumikomi	Stomp		Class dismissed	Okare
Gedan	Low-level (groin, legs)		Contest	Shiai
Geiko	Practice		Continue	Woshi
Geri	Kick		Crescent	Mikazuki
Gi	Uniform		Cross	Juji
Gyaku	Reverse		Defender	Uki
Hai	Yes		Double	Morote
Haishu	Back hand		Downwards	Otoshi
Haisoku	Instep of the foot		Elbow	Empi
Haito	Ridge hand		Elbow	Hiji
Hajime	Begin		Empty hand (combat)	Karate
Hangetsu	Half-moon		Eye	Me
Hara	Belly (spiritual center)		Face towards the front	Shomen ni
Hata	Flag		Face towards the teacher	Sensei ni
Heiwan	Forearm		Face towards training partner	Otagai ni
Hidari	Left		First grade black-belt	Shodan
Hiji	Elbow		First master	Soke
Hittsui	Knee		Fist	Ken
Hiza	Knee		Flag	Hata
Ippon	One point		Focus	Kime
Isshin	One heart		Foot, leg	Ashi
Jodan	Upper-level (head)		Fore fist	Seiken
Juji	Cross		Forearm	Heiwan
Kaette	Change direction, pivot		Forearm	Ude
Kage	Hook		Formal bow	Rei
Kagi	Hook		Formal set of movements	Kata
Kaishu	Open hand		Front	Mae
Kakato	Heel of the foot		Front	Zenkutsu
Kaki	Hook		Front or founder	Shomen
Kama	Sickles		Groin	Kin
Kamae	On-guard sparring position		Half point	Wazari
Karate	Empty hand (combat)		Half-moon	Hangetsu
Karate-do	The Way of Karate		Hammer fist	Kentsui
Karateka	Karate student		Hammer fist	Tettsui
Kata	Formal set of movements		Hand	Te
Keage	Snap		Head	Atama
Keiko	Practice		Heel of the foot	Kakato
Kekomi	Thrust		Hook	Kage
Ken	Fist		Hook	Kagi
Kentsui	Hammer fist		Hook	Kaki
Ki	Internal energy		Horse	Kiba
Kiai	Spirit focusing yell		Horse	Shika
Kiba	Horse		Informal sitting with legs crossed	Agura
Kihon	Basics, fundamentals		Inside (outside to inside)	Uchi
Kime	Focus		Inside to outside	Chude
Kin	Groin		Instep of the foot	Haisoku
Kiotsuke	Attention		Internal energy	Ki
Kobudo	Art of weapons		Interpretation of kata techniques	Bunkai
Kohai	Student		Jumping, flying	Tobi
Koken	Wrist		Karate student	Karateka
Kosa	Switch feet		Kick	Geri
Koshi	Ball of the foot		Knee	Hiza
Kumite	Practice fighting		Knee	Hittsui
Kyu	Rank below black belt		Knife foot	Sokuto
Matte	Wait		Knife hand	Shuto
Mae	Front		Left	Hidari
Makiwara	Punching board		Line up	Narande
Maware	Turn around		Line up by rank	Seiretsu
Mawashi	Round		Low-level (groin, legs)	Gedan
Mawatte	Turn around		Lunge	Oi
Me	Eye		Master (5th Dan and above)	Shihan
Migi	Right		Meditation	Mokuso
Mikazuki	Crescent		Meditation	Zazen
Mizu Gami	Water Goddess		Mentor, sponsor (relationship)	Sempai
Mokuso	Meditation		Mid-level (abdomen)	Chudan
Morote	Double		Military arts, military way	Budo
Mushin	Unconscious action/reaction		Military, martial	Bu
Musubi	Open		One heart	Isshin
Nage	Throw		One point	Ippon
Naiwan	Back of arm		On-guard sparring position	Kamae
Narande	Line up		Open	Musubi
Neko	Cat		Open hand	Kaishu
Nodo	Throat		Open hand	Tegata
Nukite	Spear hand		Outside (inside to outside)	Soto
Obi	Belt		Palm heel	Shotei
Oi	Lunge		Palm heel	Teisho
Okare	Class dismissed		Please (teach me)	Onegai shimasu
Onegai shimasu	Please (teach me)		Practice	Geiko
Otagai	Training partner		Practice	Keiko
Otagai ni	Face towards training partner		Practice fighting	Kumite
Otoshi	Downwards		Punch	Tsuki
Rei	Formal bow		Punching board	Makiwara
Riken	Back fist		Rank below black belt	Kyu
Ritsurei	Standing bow		Ready	Yoi
Ryu	Way, method		Referee	Shinbon
Sai	Three pronged weapon		Rest, at ease	Yasume
Seiken	Fore fist		Reverse	Gyaku
Seiretsu	Line up by rank		Ridge hand	Haito
Seito	Student		Right	Migi
Seiza	Sitting position		Rising	Age
Sempai	Mentor, sponsor (relationship)		Round	Mawashi
Sensei	Teacher		Sickles	Kama
Sensei ni	Face towards the teacher		Side	Yoko
Shiai	Contest		Sitting bow	Zarei
Shihan	Master (5th Dan and above)		Sitting position	Seiza
Shika	Horse		Smash	Ate
Shime	Choke		Snap	Keage
Shinbon	Referee		Spear hand	Nukite
Shodan	First grade black-belt		Spirit focusing yell	Kiai
Shomen	Front or founder		Stance	Dachi
Shomen ni	Face towards the front		Standing bow	Ritsurei
Shotei	Palm heel		Stomp	Fumikomi
Shuto	Knife hand		Stop	Yame
Soke	First master		Straight	Choku
Sokuto	Knife foot		Strike	Uchi
Soto	Outside (inside to outside)		Student	Kohai
Tate	Vertical		Student	Seito
Te	Hand		Sweep, block, parry	Barai
Tegata	Open hand		Switch feet	Kosa
Teisho	Palm heel		Teacher	Sensei
Teisoku	Arch of the foot		Technique	Waza
Tekubi	Wrist		Thank you	Arigatoo
Tettsui	Hammer fist		Thank you very much (present)	Doomo arigatoo
Tobi	Jumping, flying		Thank you very much (present)	Doomo arigatoo gozaimasu
Tonfa	Batons		Thank you very much (past)	Doomo arigatoo gozaimashita
Tori	Attacker		The Way	Do
Tsuki	Punch		The Way of Karate	Karate-do
Tsumasaki	Toe tips		Three pronged weapon	Sai
Uchi	Strike		Throat	Nodo
Uchi	Inside (outside to inside)		Throw	Nage
Ude	Forearm		Thrust	Kekomi
Uke	Block		Toe tips	Tsumasaki
Uki	Defender		Training hall	Dojo
Ura	Backwards		Training partner	Otagai
Uraken	Back fist		Turn around	Maware
Ushiro	Back, rear		Turn around	Mawatte
Wan	Arm		Unconscious action/reaction	Mushin
Waza	Technique		Uniform	Gi
Wazari	Half point		Upper-level (head)	Jodan
Woshi	Continue		Vertical	Tate
Yame	Stop		Wait	Matte
Yoi	Ready		Water Goddess	Mizu Gami
Yoko	Side		Way, method	Ryu
Yasume	Rest, at ease		Wooden staff	Bo
Zarei	Sitting bow		Wrist	Koken
Zazen	Meditation		Wrist	Tekubi
Zenkutsu	Front		Yes	Hai
				Compiled by Dmitri Gunn