| Word | Definition | Category | Art |
| | attacks | budo |
| Aikidoka | person who practices Aikido | titles | budo |
| Aikiotoshi | Harmonized-energy drop | technique | aikido |
| Anza | Informal Sitting | general | budo |
| Arigato Gozaimashita' | Thank you very much | phrases | budo |
| Ashi | foot or leg | techniques | judo |
| Ate | Striking with the Kashira | -- | Iaido |
| Atemi-Waza | striking techniques | technique | budo |
| Barai | sweeping action with the leg or foot | techniques | judo |
| Bokken | wooden sword | weapons | budo |
| Bokken | Traditional wooden training sword. Alternate word: Bukuto | Weapon | Iaido |
| Budo | Martial arts | Art | Iaido |
| Budo/Bujutsu/Bugei | Martial way, martial technique or method, martial art | general | budo |
| Buki-Waza | general term for weapons technique | technique | budo |
| Bukuto | Traditional wooden training sword. Alternate word: Bokken | Weapon | Iaido |
| Chi no Shizuka o otosu | Dripping noto | -- | Iaido |
| Chiburi | Removing the blood from the blade | -- | Iaido |
| Chudan | middle | dojo | budo |
| Chudan-no-kamae | A ready position in which the sword is held in the center position | Posture | Iaido |
| Daisho | A set of two swords carried by samurai (katana and wakizashi) | -- | Iaido |
| Dat To | Removing the sword | Etiquette | Iaido |
| Dogi | (commonly, 'gi'): training uniform | dojo | budo |
| Dojo | training hall | dojo | budo |
| Dojo-cho | overall head of a dojo (often, but not always, the chief instructor) | titles | budo |
| Fuchi | Metal collar at the top of the tsuka, just below the tsuba | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Fuchigane | Fitting at end of tsuka before tsuba | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Furi Kaburi | Transferring the sword from striking position to jodan-no-kamae | -- | Iaido |
| Futaridori | two attackers | technique | budo |
| Gaeshi (Kaeshi) | counter or reversal | techniques | judo |
| Gake | hook | techniques | judo |
| Ganmentsuki | thrust or jab to the face | strikes | budo |
| Ganseki Otoshi | Boulder drop | technique | aikido |
| Garami | entangle or twist | techniques | judo |
| Gari | reap or sweep | techniques | judo |
| Gatame | pin or lock | techniques | judo |
| Gedan no Kamae | Lower forward posture | Posture | Iaido |
| Geidan | lower | dojo | budo |
| Gi | Uniform | Clothing | Iaido |
| Gokyo | fifth teaching | technique | aikido |
| Goshi (Koshi) | hip | techniques | judo |
| Gosoke | Honorific title referring to the head of the Ryu (see Soke) | -- | Iaido |
| Guruma | wheel | techniques | judo |
| Gyaku | reverse | techniques | judo |
| Gyaku-kesagiri | Rising diagonal cut, cutting from just under the ribs to the shoulder | -- | Iaido |
| Ha | Sharp edge of the blade | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Habaki | Metal wedge-shaped collar at the base of the blade, which locks the sword in the saya (scabbard) | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Hadaka | naked | techniques | judo |
| Hajime | Begin | general | budo |
| Hakama | baggy trousers, a traditional Japanese garment | dojo | budo |
| Hakama | Pleated trousers worn by the samurai class | Clothing | Iaido |
| Hamon | Visible tempered area of the blade | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Hane | springing action | techniques | judo |
| Hanmi no Kamae | half-body' stance | dojo | budo |
| Hanmi-Handachi Waza | seated techniques, attacker is standing | technique | budo |
| Hara | stomach | techniques | judo |
| Harai (Barai) | sweeping action with the leg or foot | techniques | judo |
| Hasso-no-kamae | A ready position in which the sword is held up and to the side, with the tsuba level with the cheek | Posture | Iaido |
| Hasuji | The angle the blade follows through the target | -- | Iaido |
| Henka-Waza | changing freely from one technique to another | technique | budo |
| Hi | Grooves cut in the blade to lighten it and to provide audible feeback | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Hidari | left | dojo | budo |
| Hidari | Left side | -- | Iaido |
| Hidari | left | techniques | judo |
| Hiji | elbow | techniques | judo |
| Hijijime | elbow lock, may also be called 'rokkyo', or sixth teaching | technique | aikido |
| Hishigi | crush | techniques | judo |
| Hiza | knee | techniques | judo |
| Hiza Osae | Pinning the knee | technique | aikido |
| Hon | basic or fundamental | techniques | judo |
| Hoshi | Curvature at tip of blade | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Iaidoka | person who practices Iaido | titles | Iaido |
| Iaito | A non-sharpen practice blade usually made of aluminum or steel | Weapon | Iaido |
| Ichi Monji | A straight line, usually referring to a cut | -- | Iaido |
| Ikkyo | first teaching | technique | aikido |
| Irimi | entering | technique | aikido |
| Irimi | to enter | dojo | budo |
| Iriminage | entering throw | technique | aikido |
| Jigo Hontai (Jigotai) | fundamental defensive posture | principles | judo |
| Jime (Shime) | choke or strangle | techniques | judo |
| Jiyu-Waza | freestyle techniques | technique | budo |
| Jo | approx. four foot staff | weapons | budo |
| Jo-dori | siezing away the staff | technique | budo |
| Jo-ha-kyu | ?Slow, medium, fast?; a sense of accelerating action | -- | Iaido |
| Jodan | upper | dojo | budo |
| Jodan-no-kamae | A ready position in which the sword is held high over the head | Posture | Iaido |
| Joseki | upper seat: facing the shomen, this is the right side of the dojo | dojo | budo |
| Judoka | person who practices Judo | titles | Judo |
| Juji | cross | techniques | judo |
| Jujinage | character ten' throw | technique | aikido |
| Kabuto Otoshi | Helmet-dropping | technique | aikido |
| Kabutogaeshi | Helmet-turning | technique | aikido |
| Kaeshi (Gaeshi) | counter or reversal | techniques | judo |
| Kaeshi-Waza | counter techniques | technique | budo |
| Kaicho/Kancho | head of an organization (kai) or hall/house (kan) | titles | budo |
| Kaiso | founder | titles | budo |
| Kaiten Nage | rotary or wheel throw | technique | aikido |
| Kake | execution of a throw | principles | judo |
| Kamae | stance | dojo | budo |
| Kamae | Stance or combative posture | Posture | Iaido |
| Kami | upper | techniques | judo |
| Kamidori | grasping the hair | attacks | budo |
| Kansetsu-Waza | joint locking techniques | technique | budo |
| Kashira | Also known as Tsukagashira, end of the tsuka | -- | Iaido |
| Kata | a training 'form' designed to impart specific techniques and principles | dojo | budo |
| Kata | Sequence of techniques of a set pattern | -- | Iaido |
| Kata | shoulder | techniques | judo |
| Katagatame | shoulder immobilizing | technique | aikido |
| Katame-Waza | general grappling/Immobilization technique | technique | budo |
| Katana | Long sword | Weapon | Iaido |
| Katatedori | grasping a wrist or hand | attacks | budo |
| Keiko | general word for practice | dojo | budo |
| Ken | sword | dojo | budo |
| Kesa | lapel | techniques | judo |
| Kesagiri | Downward diagonal cut from the base of the neck to the waist, just below the floating ribs | -- | Iaido |
| Kiai | internal strength | general | budo |
| Kihon-Waza | basic or fundamental technique | technique | budo |
| Kiotsuke | attention! | general | budo |
| Kiriageru | Uppercut from Gedan no Kamae | -- | Iaido |
| Kirioroshi | Downward cut or Killing cut, moving from Jodan no Kamae to Gedan no Kame | -- | Iaido |
| Kissaki | Tip of the sword | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Kiyotsuke' | Attention!' | phrases | judo |
| Ko | mino | techniques | judo |
| Kogeki | attack training | dojo | budo |
| Kohai | someone junior to you in terms of date of entry into the dojo (not judged by rank) | titles | budo |
| Koiguchi | Mouth of the saya | -- | Iaido |
| Koiguchi-no-kuri-kata | Move tsuka out slightly from saya. | -- | Iaido |
| Koiguchi-o-kiru | Unlocking the sword from the saya; pushing on the back of the tsuba with the thumb, so that the habaki is free of the koiguchi. Also, known as 'tanka o kiru' | -- | Iaido |
| Kojiri | Butt of the saya (opposite end from the Koiguchi ) | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Kokyunage | timing throw (literally, 'breath' threw) | technique | aikido |
| Komi | pull | techniques | judo |
| Koryu | Traditional Japanesse martial art | Art | Iaido |
| Koshi (Goshi) | hip | techniques | judo |
| Koshinage | throwing uke over the koshi: lower back and hip | technique | aikido |
| Koshirae | Mountings | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Kote | wrist | techniques | judo |
| Kotegaeshi | wrist-turning | technique | aikido |
| Kubishime | chocking the neck | attacks | budo |
| Kumi Kata | methods of gripping an opponent fundamental natural posture | principles | judo |
| Kumijo | crossing staves | technique | budo |
| Kumitachi | crossing swords | technique | budo |
| Kumitachi | Partner forms | -- | Iaido |
| Kurigata | Knob on the saya which holds the sageo | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Kurikata | Fitting used to secure sageo to saya | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Kuzure | variation | techniques | judo |
| Kuzushi | off balance (first element of a throw) | principles | judo |
| Ma-ai | Critical distance between opponents | -- | Iaido |
| Mae | forward | dojo | budo |
| Maegeri | front kick | strikes | budo |
| Maetori | front tackle or bearhug | attacks | budo |
| Makikomi | winding | techniques | judo |
| Makko-giri | Vertical downward cut | -- | Iaido |
| Mata | thigh | techniques | judo |
| Matte | Stop | general | budo |
| Mawashigeri | roundhouse kick | strikes | budo |
| Mekugi | Bamboo peg used to fasten the tsuka to the sword. Should be checked for tightness and wear before every practice | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Mekugi | Retaining peg | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Menuki | Fittings under Tsukaito on handle | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Metsuke | Gaze; visualizing your opponent | -- | Iaido |
| Migi | right | dojo | budo |
| Migi | Right side | -- | Iaido |
| Migi | right | techniques | judo |
| Monouchi | Area of sword actually used for cutting; the last 12 inches or so of the blade length, measured from the tip | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Morote | two handed | techniques | judo |
| Morotedori | grasping a forearm with two hands Katadori - grasping a shoulder | attacks | budo |
| Munadori | grasping the chest | attacks | budo |
| Mune | Back edge of the blade | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Mune | chest | techniques | judo |
| Munetsuki | thrust to the chest or torso | strikes | budo |
| Nage or Tori | person performing the waza | dojo | budo |
| Nage-Waza | throwing techniques | technique | budo |
| Nami | normal | techniques | judo |
| Nikkyo | second teaching | technique | aikido |
| Noto | Replacing the blade in the saya | -- | Iaido |
| Nukitsuke | Drawing and cutting in the same motion | -- | Iaido |
| O | major | techniques | judo |
| Obi | belt | dojo | budo |
| Obi | Wide belt used to support the sword(s) | Clothing | Iaido |
| Obi | belt | techniques | judo |
| Okuri | sliding | techniques | judo |
| Omote | front | dojo | budo |
| Omote | Left side of the blade, outside, or the side facing away from the body, Also refers to ?public? techniques, those shown to beginners | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Omote/Ura | front/back | technique | aikido |
| Onegaishimasu' | If you would be so kind | phrases | budo |
| Osae-Waza | pinning techniques | technique | budo |
| Otoshi | to drop | techniques | judo |
| Oyo-Waza | Advanced technique | technique | budo |
| Randori | freestyle technique, generally against multiple attackers | technique | budo |
| Randori | free practice | general | budo |
| Rei | etiquette (bow) | general | budo |
| Rei | Bowing | Etiquette | Iaido |
| Renzoku-Waza | continuous techniques | technique | budo |
| Ritsurei | standing bow | general | budo |
| Ritsurei | Standing bow | Etiquette | Iaido |
| Ryote | two handed | techniques | judo |
| Ryotedori | grasping both wrists or hands | attacks | budo |
| Ryu | A term literally meaning ?current?; as in a river or stream. Refers to a martial arts school, style, or method | -- | Iaido |
| Sa Ho | Preparation | Etiquette | Iaido |
| Sageo | Cord affixed to the saya | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Same | White wrapping under Tsukaito and Menuki Usually Rayskin | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Sankaku (Sangaku) | triangle | techniques | judo |
| Sankyo | third teaching | technique | aikido |
| Sannindori | three attackers | technique | budo |
| Sasae | blocking | techniques | judo |
| Saya | Scabbard | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Sayabiki | Movement of the saya in either drawing or sheathing, allowing the kissaki to clear the koiguchi | -- | Iaido |
| Seigan no Kamae | A ready position in which the sword is held towards forward middle. | -- | Iaido |
| Seiza | Formal Sitting | general | budo |
| Seiza | Formal kneeling position | Posture | Iaido |
| Seme | Pressure' - Forcing an opponent to retreat or advance | -- | Iaido |
| Sempai | someone senior to you in terms of date of entry into the dojo (not judged by rank) | titles | budo |
| Sempai | Elder (or more advanced) student | Titles | Iaido |
| Sensei | teacher (chief instructor of a dojo, or persons designated by him/her as instructors) | titles | budo |
| Sensei | Instructor | Titles | Iaido |
| Sensei (or sempai) ni Rei' | bow to the teacher (or senior)' | phrases | budo |
| Seoi | shoulder | techniques | judo |
| Shidachi | In kumitachi practice, the partner who is learning the techniques | Titles | Iaido |
| Shiho | four corner | techniques | judo |
| Shihonage | four-directions throw | technique | aikido |
| Shime (Jime) | choke or strangle | techniques | judo |
| Shime-Waza | choking techniques | technique | budo |
| Shimoseki | lower seat: facing the shomen, this is the left side of the dojo | dojo | budo |
| Shimoza | rear wall of the dojo | dojo | budo |
| Shinken | Sharpen or live blade or sword | Weapon | Iaido |
| Shinogi | Ridge line (line on flat of blade below mine) | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Shizen Hontai | fundamental natural posture | principles | judo |
| Shizentai | natural stance | dojo | budo |
| Shomen | Shomen | dojo | budo |
| Shomen | Front of the dojo or practice area | -- | Iaido |
| Shomen ni Rei' | bow to the front' | phrases | budo |
| Shomenate | strike to the front of the head or face | technique | aikido |
| Shomenuchi | downward strike to the head | strikes | budo |
| Shugyo | Shugyo | general | budo |
| Sode | sleeve | techniques | judo |
| Sodedori | grasping a sleeve | attacks | budo |
| Soke | Term of respect, referring to the founder or head instructor of the ryu | Titles | Iaido |
| Sokumen Iriminage | side of the head-entering throw | technique | aikido |
| Sonkyo | Half-kneeling posture, used while paying respect to fallen opponent | Posture | Iaido |
| Soto | outside | dojo | budo |
| Soto | outside | techniques | judo |
| Suburi | practice of individual strikes with a weapon | dojo | budo |
| Suburi | Cutting practice | -- | Iaido |
| Sudori | Disappearing | technique | aikido |
| Suki | Opening or vulnerability | -- | Iaido |
| Sukui | scoop | techniques | judo |
| Sumi | corner | techniques | judo |
| Sumiotoshi | Corner drop | technique | aikido |
| Suwari-Waza | seated techniques | technique | budo |
| Tachi-dori | siezing away the sword | technique | budo |
| Tachi-Waza | standing techniques | technique | budo |
| Tai | body | techniques | judo |
| Tai Sabaki | body turning/pivoting | principles | judo |
| Taisabaki | body movement | dojo | budo |
| Taiso | warmup and conditioning exercises | dojo | budo |
| Tameshigiri | ?Test cutting?. Structured cutting with live blades, to verify proper form | -- | Iaido |
| Taningeiko | another word specifying multiple attackers | technique | budo |
| Tanto | knife | weapons | budo |
| Tanto | Dagger | Weapon | Iaido |
| Tanto-dori | siezing away the knife | technique | budo |
| Tate | straddle | techniques | judo |
| Tate Hiza | Semi-sitting position with the right knee elevated and the left foot underneath. | Posture | Iaido |
| Tate Ichi Monji | A vertical line | -- | Iaido |
| Te | wrist | techniques | judo |
| Te-no-uchi | Gripping the sword with hands | -- | Iaido |
| Tei To | Carry or put on the sword | Etiquette | Iaido |
| Tekizuke | Keeping the kissaki pointed at the opponent | -- | Iaido |
| Tenchinage | Heaven-earth throw | technique | aikido |
| Tenkan | turning | technique | aikido |
| Tenkan | to turn or spin | dojo | budo |
| To ne rei | Bowing to the sword | Etiquette | Iaido |
| Tomoe | circle | techniques | judo |
| Tori | thrower | general | budo |
| Tsuba | Metal handguard | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Tsugi Ashi | sliding foot walking (kata technique) pivoting or turning the body | principles | judo |
| Tsuka | Sword hilt | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Tsuka ito | Wrappings on handle | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Tsukagashira | End cap of the tsuka. Also known as kashira | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Tsukaito makidome | Knot in handle wrapping | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Tsuki | Thrust | -- | Iaido |
| Tsuki | thrusting | techniques | judo |
| Tsukuri | entry into a throw | principles | judo |
| Tsuri | lift | techniques | judo |
| Uchi | inside | dojo | budo |
| Uchi | inside | techniques | judo |
| Uchi Komi | loading up | general | budo |
| Uchidachi | In kumitachi practice, the partner who is teaching the techniques | Titles | Iaido |
| Ude | elbow | techniques | judo |
| Udegaeshi | Arm turning | technique | aikido |
| Udegarami | arm-entangling | technique | aikido |
| Uke | person receiving a waza | dojo | budo |
| Uke | taker, receiver | general | budo |
| Uke Nagashi | Raising the sword above the head, to deflect an incoming strike | -- | Iaido |
| Ukemi | techniques of receiving waza, falling, rolling, etc. | dojo | budo |
| Ukemi | breakfalling | general | budo |
| Uki | floating | techniques | judo |
| Ura | back, rear | dojo | budo |
| Ura | Right side of the blade, inside, or the side facing towards the body. Also refers to ?secret? techniques shown only to higher-ranked students | Sword Parts | Iaido |
| Ura | behind | techniques | judo |
| Ushiro | to the rear | dojo | budo |
| Ushiro | reverse or rear | techniques | judo |
| Ushiro Eridori | grasping the collar from behind | attacks | budo |
| Ushiro Hijitori | grasping both elbows from behind | attacks | budo |
| Ushiro Kamidori | grasping the hair from behind | attacks | budo |
| Ushiro Katadori | grasping both shoulders from behind | attacks | budo |
| Ushiro Kubishime | choking the neck from behind | attacks | budo |
| Ushiro Otoshi | Rearward drop | technique | aikido |
| Ushiro Ryotetori | grasping both wrists from behind | attacks | budo |
| Ushiro-Waza | rear techniques | technique | budo |
| Ushirotori | bearhug from behind | attacks | budo |
| Utsuri | change or transfer | techniques | judo |
| Wake | armpit | techniques | judo |
| Waki-no-kamae | A ready position in which the sword is held to the rear and to the side, with the ha facing downwards | Posture | Iaido |
| Wakizashi | Short sword | Weapon | Iaido |
| Waza | a specific technique | dojo | budo |
| Waza | Technique | -- | Iaido |
| Yoko | side | dojo | budo |
| Yoko | side | techniques | judo |
| Yoko Ichi-monji | Horizontal (left to right) cut | -- | Iaido |
| Yokogeri | side kick | strikes | budo |
| Yokomenuchi | side strike to the head | strikes | budo |
| Yonkyo | fourth teaching | technique | aikido |
| Yubijime | finger lock | technique | aikido |
| Zagi | Seated forms | Posture | Iaido |
| Zanshin | State of focused awareness of one?s surroundings, without concentrating on one specific thing | -- | Iaido |
| Zarei | sitting bow | general | budo |
| Zori | sandals | dojo | budo |
