| Age | Rising |
| Ashi o kaete | Change legs (stance) |
| Ashi tanden | Leg conditioning |
| Atemi | Art of striking vital points |
| Budo | Martial way or Path (Tao in chinese) |
| Bushi | Martial man, warrior |
| Bushido | Way of the warrior (Code of conduct) |
| Bunkai | Applications of kata |
| Chudan | Middle area |
| Dojo | Martial arts training place |
| Gasshuku | Training camp |
| Gedan | Lower area |
| Gi or Dogi | Karate uniform |
| Go | Hard, rigid |
| Goju-ryu | Hard and soft style |
| Gyaku | Reverse |
| Hara | Central point of body |
| Hari kiri | Ritual suicide |
| Hajime | Begin |
| Hai | Yes |
| Hidari | Left |
| Hojo undo | Supplementary exercises |
| Honbu dojo | Main dojo |
| Ie | No |
| Ju | Soft, flexible |
| Junbi undo | Warm up exercises |
| Junbi owarimasu | End of warm up |
| Kakie | Strength exercise |
| Kamaete | On guard |
| Kame | Fighting stance |
| Karate | Empty hand |
| Karate-do | The way of karate |
| Karateka | One who practises karate |
| Kata | A set of pre-arranged techniques |
| Ki | Spirit,life energy (Chi in Chinese) |
| Ki ai | Shout to focus energy |
| Kihon | Basic techniques |
| Kime | Focus |
| Kohai | Junior student |
| Mai-ai | Fighting distance |
| Mawatte | Turn around |
| Migi | Right |
| Mokuso | Meditation |
| Morote | Double or both hands together |
| Muchimi | Heavy sticky feeling |
| Obi | Belt |
| Ritsurei | Standing bow |
| Ryu | School or tradition |
| Samurai | Japanese warrior class of feudal era |
| Seiken | Fist with focus on first two knuckles |
| Seiza | Kneeling position |
| Sempai | Lower dan grade, senior student |
| Sensei | Instructor/Teacher |
| Shihan | Master instructor |
| Shime | Sanchin kata testing |
| Soto | Outside (inside to outside) |
| Tanden | Strength centre of body |
| Te | Hand |
| Te o kaete | Change hands |
| Uchi | Inside (outside to inside) |
| Ude Tanden | Forearm conditioning |
| Yame | Stop or fininsh |
| Yoi | Ready position |
| Zanshin | Awareness in defence or attack |
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