1. Aiki-jutsu (eye-kee jut'soo) - art of harmonious spirit, combat art based on the principle of "aiki" or "spirit meeting".
2. Arigato gozaimasu (aree'gotoh gohzeye’mahs) - thank you, arigato is a less formal version
3. Bokken (boh'kehn) - wooden practice sword normally resembling the katana, also called a bokuto (boh'koo-toh).
4. Dame (da'meh) - not good or not good enough
5. Dojo (doh-joh) - a training hall
6. Domo arigato gozaimasu (dohmoh aree'gotoh gohzeye’mahs) - thank you very much, domo arigato is a less formal version
7. Go-Dai Bujutsu (goh-deye boo-joots) - Bujutsu (boo-jut'soo) is Japanese military arts, practiced almost exclusively by the samurai warrior. Designed primarily for combat. Go-Dai Bujutsu is the five subject combat method, based on the five elements of; earth, water, fire, wind and the void.
8. Gomen nasai (goh’mehn nah’seye) - pardon me, excuse me, used when asking permission to interrupt or minor disruptions such as bumping someone.
9. Hai (heye) - yes
10. Hajime (hajuh-may) - begin or start, also hajimemas
11. Hidari (hee-da'ree) - left
12. Iie (ee-eh) - no
13. Joseki (joh'seh-kee) - upper side, in a traditional dojo, the area where instructors often times line up at the beginning and end of practice, it is located to the left of the kamiza
14. Joza (joh'za) - upper seat or higher end of the mat, the area at the front of the dojo reserved for instructors and honored guests to sit, sometimes considered the same as the kamiza
15. Kamidana (kah'me-dawn'ah) - "spirit shelf", the center or focal point of the dojo.
16. Kamiza (ka-mee'zah) - divine or spirit seat, the area at the front of the dojo reserved for instructors and honored guests to sit, this area contains the kamidana and joza.
17. Keikogi (kay'koh-gee) - practice uniform, more commonly called a dogi (doh'gee)or gi (ghee)
18. Kendo (kehn'doh) - way of the sword, Japanese fencing.
19. Kenjutsu (kehn-jut'soo) - swordsmanship
20. Kiai (kee'eye) - spirit shout
21. Konban wa (kohn-bahn wah) - hello, good evening
22. Konnichi wa (kohn-nee’chee wah) - hello, good afternoon
23. Kyu (kyoo) - rank or level of achievement below black belt. Kyu levels start at a high number (orange belt is 7th kyu) and get lower as you approach black belt (brown belt is 1st kyu).
24. Migi (mee'gee) - right
25. Mo Ichi Do (moh ee-chi doh) one more time

26. Nage (na-gay) - 1. thrower or person to execute a technique using a throw, also tori or shidachi. 2. flip or throw
27. Narande (na-ran-deh) - A command to line up.
28. Obi (oh'bee) - belt or sash
29. Ohayo gozaimasu (oh-hey’oh gohzeye’mahs) - hello, good morning
30. Omote (oh-moh'tay) - front, outer
31. Onegae Shimasu (oh-nee'geye she'mahs) - please assist me, used when bowing to a sensei or sempai before class or before being corrected on a technique
32. Oyasumi nasai (oh-yah-soo’mee nah’seye) - goodbye, good. night, see you tomorrow
33. Rei (ray) - bow or a command to bow.
34. Samurai (sam'uh-reye) - "one who serves", warrior, the knight of feudal Japan trained in many martial practices, especially the sword.
35. Sasori (sas-or'ee) - scorpion
36. Sayonara (seye-oh-nah’rah) - good bye, used when you won’t be returning for a while
37. Sempai (sehm'peye) - upper ranking or senior student
38. Sensei (sehn'say) - teacher of the martial arts, teacher, person of highly respected position.
39. Shimoseki (shee-moh-sek'ee) - lower side, in a traditional dojo this is the area where students line up and face their instructors, it is located to the right of the kamiza
40. Shimoza (shee-moh'za) - lower seat or lower end of the mat, in a traditional Japanese dojo this is the meeting place for all students located opposite the kamiza or joza
41. Shinai (shuh-neye') - practice sword made of bamboo strips, used for practicing kendo
42. Shitsurei shimasu (she'soo-ray shee'mahs) - excuse me, used when you need to walk in front of the instructor or leave in the middle of something
43. Tori (toh’ree) - person to perform a technique on the uke. Sometimes called nage or shidachi (she-dah’chee)
44. Uke (oo'kay) - 1. block 2. receiver, the partner upon whom the technique is applied. Sometimes called the uchidachi (oo’chee dah’chee)
45. Ura (oo'rah) - reverse, reverse side, rear or inside
46. Yamabushi (yah'mah-boo'shee) - mountain mystic warrior (En-no-Ozunu a.k.a. En-no-Shokaku is credited as the first yamabushi after climbing Mt. Mino near Osaka to train under guidance from the mountain kami)
47. Yame (ya-meh') - stop, also owarimas meaning end or finish
48. Yoku irassahimashita (yoh’koo ee’rahs-sa’hee-mahsh’tah) - you’re welcome, less formal version is itashimashite (ee’tah’shee-mahsh’teh)
49. Yosh (yoh'sh) - good, also yoroshi