a.
age: rising
age-te: hands up
age uke: rising block
ashi-barai: foot sweep
atemi: art of striking vital points

b.
bo: six foot wooden staff
budo: martial way
bushi: martial warrior
bushido: way of the warrior
bunkai: applications of kata

c.
chudan: middle area

d.
dojo: martial arts training hall
dojo kun: training hall's motto

e.
empi: elbow

g.
gasshuku: training camp
gedan: lower area
gi: judo/jujitsu/karate uniform
go: hard, rigid
gyaku: reverse

h.
han bo: short wooden staff (3 feet)
hara: central point of body
hari kiri: ritual suicide
hajime: begin
hai: yes
hidari: left
hojo undo: supplementary exercises
honbu dojo: main dojo

i.
ippon kumite: one-step sparring

j.
jo: 4 foot wooden staff
ju: soft, flexible
junbi undo: warm up exercises

k.
kakie: strength exercise
kamaete: on guard
kame: stance
karate: empty hands, chinese hands
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)
kiai: shout
kihon: basic techniques
kime: focus
kohai: junior student
kumite: sparring

l.
m.
mai-ai: fighting distance
mawatte: turn around
migi: right (as in direction)
mokuso: meditation
morote: double or both hands together

n.

o.
obi: belt

p.

q.

r.
ritsurei: standing bow
ryu: school or tradition

s.
samurai: japanese warrior/servent
sanbon kumite: three-step sparring
seiken: fist
seiza: kneeling position
sempai: senior student
sensei: teacher
shihan: master instructor
soto: outside

t.
tanden: center of the body
te: hand
tonfa: (police) baton

u.
uchi: inside

v.

w.

x.

y.
yame: stop or fininsh
yoi: ready position

z.
zanshin: state of awareness