| A | | |
| age | lift | あげ |
| agura | sitting cross-legged | 胡座 |
| aikidō | way of harmony with Ki | 合気道 |
| ashi | foot | 足 |
| ashidori, ashitori | grab foot | 足取り |
| atemi | shock strike to the body | 当て身 |
| awase | union | 合わせ |
| B | | |
| barai, harai | sweep | 払い |
| bokken | wooden sword | 木刀 |
| bokkendori | take wooden sword | 木刀取り |
| C | | |
| chōyaku | jump | 跳躍 |
| chūden | medium level | 中伝 |
| chūkyū | medium level | 中級 |
| D | | |
| dan | rank | 段 |
| dō | way, method | 道 |
| dō | trunk | 胴 |
| dōjō | practising place for Do | 道場 |
| dori, tori | grab | 取り |
| dōsa | movement | 動作 |
| dōuchi | strike the trunk | 胴打ち |
| E | | |
| e | to | へ |
| en | circle | 円 |
| en undō | circular movement | 円運動 |
| F | | |
| fumikonde | with a step forward | 踏み込んで |
| funa, fune | boat | 船 |
| funakogi | row a boat | 船漕ぎ |
| funakogi waza | rowing exercise | 船漕ぎ技 |
| futari, ninin | two persons | 二人 |
| G | | |
| gake, kake | attack in martial arts’ practice | 掛 |
| gokyō | 5th teaching | 五教 |
| gonin | 5 people | 五人 |
| goningake | 5 people attack | 五人掛 |
| gyaku | unnatural side | 逆 |
| gyakute | using hand unnatural way | 逆手 |
| gyakutemochi | hold unnatural way | 逆手持ち |
| gyoi | majesty’s clothes | 御衣 |
| H | | |
| hachi | eight | 八 |
| hachinoji | sign of eight | 八の字 |
| hagaijime | hold elbows from behind | 羽交い締め |
| hagaishime | hold elbows from behind | 羽交い締め |
| hajime | begin | 始め |
| hajimereu | to begin | 始める |
| hakama | divided formal skirt | 袴 |
| han | half | 半 |
| handachi | half standing | 半立ち |
| hantai | opposite way | 反対 |
| happō | eight directions | 八方 |
| happōgiri | cutting in 8 directions | 八方切り |
| harai, barai | sweep | 払い |
| hidari | left | 左 |
| hiji | elbow | 肘 |
| hikōki | airplane | 飛行機 |
| hitori | single, one person | 一人 |
| hitoriwaza | single exercise | 一人技 |
| I | | |
| ichi | one | 一 |
| ichinotachi | one strike with the sword | 一の太刀 |
| ikkyō | 1st teaching | 一教 |
| irimi | enter | 入身 |
| issenkai | turn once swiftly | 一閃回 |
| J | | |
| ji | letter, character | 字 |
| jō | stick, staff | 杖 |
| jōden | upper level | 上伝 |
| jōhō | upper direction | 上方 |
| jōkyū | upper level | 上級 |
| jōtori | disarm the opponent, take his stick | 杖取り |
| jū | ten | 十 |
| jūji | like a cross | 十字 |
| K | | |
| kaesu | give back | 返す |
| kaeshi | return | 返し |
| kaete | returning back | 返て |
| kahō | lower direction | 下方 |
| kaiten | rotation | 回転 |
| kaitennage | rotation throw | 回転投げ |
| kakudai | magnification, enlargement | 拡大 |
| kata | shoulder | 肩 |
| kata | form | 型 |
| katadori | grab shoulder | 肩取り |
| katameru | immobilize | 固める |
| katate | one hand | 片手 |
| katatedori | grabbing one hand | 片手取り |
| katatetori | grabbing one hand | 片手取り |
| katatekosadori | grabbing hand cross way | 片手交叉取り |
| ken | sword | 剣 |
| kengi | sword art | 剣技 |
| kenkō | health | 健康 |
| kenkōdō | way of health | 健康道 |
| kenkōtaisō | health exercises | 健康体操 |
| keri | kick | 蹴り |
| kesa | across the chest | 袈裟 |
| kesagake | slashed diagonally from the shoulder | 袈裟懸け |
| kesagiri | cut across the chest | 袈裟切り |
| ki | something not yet clear | 気 |
| kiatsu | pressure with Ki, touch healing | 気圧 |
| kiribarai | cutting with a sweeping motion | 切り払い |
| kirigaeshi | counter cut | 切り返し |
| kirigaette | cutting back | 切り返て |
| kirikaeshi | cut back | 切り返し |
| kitei | defined | 規定 |
| kōhō | to the back | 後方 |
| kōhōtsuki | thrust to the back | 後方突き |
| kokoro | heart, mind | 心 |
| kokyū | breath, timing | 呼吸 |
| kokyūhō | breathing method | 呼吸法 |
| kokyūnage | throw with correct rhythm | 呼吸投げ |
| kosa | across | 交叉 |
| kosadori | grabbing across | 交叉取り |
| kōshin | going backwards | 後進 |
| kōshinwaza | technique of going backwards | 後進技 |
| kote | back of hand | 小手 |
| koteoroshi | down the back of hand | 小手下ろし |
| kubi | neck | 首 |
| kubijime | neck choke | 首締め |
| kubikiri | neck cut | 首切り |
| kubishime | neck choke | 首締め |
| kubiuchi | neck strike | 首打ち |
| kumi | couple | 組み |
| kumiwaza | practising in a couple | 組み技 |
| kyū | rank for beginners | 級 |
| M | | |
| mae | front | 前 |
| maegeri | front kick | 前蹴り |
| makikaeshi | rollback | 巻き返し |
| maru | circle | 丸 |
| mawashigeri | swing kick | 回し蹴り |
| mawashite | as one swing | 回して |
| menuchi | strike to the front head | 面打ち |
| michibikigaeshi | guide back | 導き |
| migi | right | 右 |
| migishitakara | from lower right | 右下から |
| misogi | purification ceremony | 禊 |
| mochi | hold | 持ち |
| muki | facing | 向き |
| muna, mune | chest | 胸 |
| munatsuki | thrust to the chest | 胸突き |
| munatzuki | thrust to the chest | 胸突き |
| N | | |
| nage | throw, fall | 投げ |
| nagehanashi | throw away | 投げはなし |
| ni | two | 二 |
| nidan | 2nd Dan | 二段 |
| nido | twice | 二度 |
| nikyō | 2nd teaching | 二教 |
| no | genitive particle (=of) | の |
| nodo | throat | 咽 |
| O | | |
| ojigi | bow | お辞儀 |
| okuden | deepest understanding | 奥伝 |
| onshi | imperial gift | 恩賜 |
| oroshi | taking down | 下ろし |
| R | | |
| randori | free exercise | 乱取り |
| ryō | both | 両 |
| ryōkatadori | grabbing both shoulders | 両肩取り |
| ryōtedori | grabbing both hands | 両手取り |
| ryōtemochi | holding with both hands | 両手持ち |
| S | | |
| sagaru | step back | 下がる |
| sakate | reverse hand | 逆手 |
| sakatemochi | reverse hand grip | 逆手持ち |
| san | three | 三 |
| sandan | 3rd Dan | 三段 |
| sankyō | 3rd teaching | 三教 |
| sannin | 3 persons | 三人 |
| sanningake | 3 people attack | 三人掛 |
| sayu | left and right | 左右 |
| seiretsu | in a line | 斉列 |
| seiza | sitting Japanese style on knees | 正坐 |
| senaka | back of body | 背中 |
| shi | four | 四 |
| shihō | four directions | 四方 |
| shihōnage | four directions throw | 四方投げ |
| shikkō | walking on one’s knees | 膝行 |
| shin | mind, heart, spirit | 心 |
| shin | body | 身 |
| shinken | sword of mind | 心剣 |
| shinshin | mind and body | 心身 |
| shinshintoitsu | unification of mind and body | 心身統一 |
| shitakara | from down up | 下から |
| sho | first, new | 初 |
| shodan | first grade | 初段 |
| shoden | first understanding | 初伝 |
| shokyu | first rank | 初級 |
| shōmen | front | 正面 |
| shōmenuchi | strike to the front | 正面打ち |
| shūchū | concentration, focusing the mind | 集中 |
| sokushin | breathing with mind | 息心 |
| sokushin no gyō | sounding bells exercise | 息心の業 |
| sonomama | as it is | その儘 |
| sōtai | moving another’s body | 操体 |
| sōtaihō | method of stimulating the health by body-exercises with partner | 操体法 |
| sudōri | simply pass | 素通り |
| suu | breath in | 吸う |
| suikomi | inhale | 吸い込む |
| suwari | sitting | 座り |
| suwariwaza | technique while sitting | 座り技 |
| T | | |
| tachi | long sword | 太刀 |
| tachidori | disarm the opponent, take his sword | 太刀取り |
| taigi | set of techniques | 体技 |
| taisō | gymnastics | 体操 |
| tantō | dagger, knife | 短刀 |
| tantōdori | take knife | 短刀取り |
| te | hand | 手 |
| teate | treatment, put hand for care | 手当て |
| teatehō | stimulating health by applying hand | 手当法 |
| tekubi | wrist | 手首 |
| tekubidori | grab wrist | 手首取り |
| tekubikosa | cross wrists | 手首交叉 |
| tenchi | heaven and earth | 天地 |
| tenbin | balance for scaling weight | 天秤 |
| tenchinage | heaven-earth-throw | 天地投げ |
| tenkan | convert, turn | 転換 |
| tobikomu | jump in | 飛び込む |
| tōitsu | unification | 統一 |
| tōitsudō | way of unification | 統一道 |
| tori, dori | grab | 取り |
| tsuki, tzuki | thrust | 突き |
| tsukikaeshi | counter thrust | 突き返し |
| tsuzukiwaza | performing a series of techniques | |
| U | | |
| uchi | strike | 打ち |
| uchiwanage | throwing by the movement of using a fan | 団扇投げ |
| ude | arm | 腕 |
| udefuri | shaking arms | 腕振り |
| udemawashi | swinging arms | 腕回し |
| ue | above, over, on top of | 上 |
| uke | receiving | 受け |
| ukemi | here: partner who attacks | 受身 |
| undō | movement | 運動 |
| ura | back side | 裏 |
| uragaeshi | returning to the back side | 裏返し |
| ushiro | back, behind, rear | 後ろ |
| ushirodori | grabbing from behind | 後ろ取り |
| ushirokatadori | grabbing shoulders from behind | 後ろ肩取り |
| ushirokatatedori | grabbing hand from behind | 後ろ片手取り |
| ushiromuki | facing back | 後ろ向き |
| ushirotekubidori | grabbing wrists from behind | 後ろ手首取り |
| W | | |
| waza | technique, exercise | 技 |
| Y | | |
| yame | stop | 止め |
| yameru | to stop | 止める |
| yoko | beside, side | 横 |
| yokobarai | strike from beside | 横払い |
| yokomen | side of the face | 横面 |
| yokomenuchi | strike the side of the face | 横面打ち |
| Z | | |
| zagi | sitting technique | 座技 |
| zenpō, zempō | forward direction | 前方 |
| zempōnage | throwing forward | 前方投げ |
| zengo | back and forth | 前後 |
| zenshin | forward | 前進 |
| zenshinundō | going forward | 前進運動 |
| zenshinwaza | technique of going forward | 前進技 |
| zujō | overhead | 頭上 |
| # | | |
| one | ichi | 一 |
| two | ni | 二 |
| three | san | 三 |
| four | shi | 四 |
| five | go | 五 |
| six | roku | 六 |
| seven | shichi | 七 |
| eight | hachi | 八 |
| nine | kyū, ku | 九 |
| ten | jū | 十 |
| eleven | jūichi | 十一 |
| twelve | jūni | 十二 |
| thirteen | jūsan | 十三 |
| fourteen | jūshi | 十四 |
| fifteen | jūgo | 十五 |
| sixteen | jūroku | 十六 |
| seventeen | jūshichi | 十七 |
| eighteen | jūhachi | 十八 |
| nineteen | jūkyū | 十九 |
| twenty | nijū | 二十 |
| twenty-one | nijūichi | 二十一 |
| twenty-two | nijūni | 二十二 |