| Agreement, understand |
Oss |
| Begin |
Hajime |
| Belt (sash) |
Obi |
| Blue |
Ao |
| Bow |
Rei |
| Consecutive |
Ren |
| Deep breathing and empty mind (Meditation) |
Mokso |
| Distancing |
Ma-ai |
| Empty - Chinese |
Kara |
| Empty-hand fighting |
Karate |
| Focusing the muscles - Tension |
Kime |
| Front |
Mae |
| Grade (below black belt) |
Kyu |
| Half-front-facing position |
Hanmi |
| Hand techniques |
Te-waza |
| Hooking throw |
Kake-Nage |
| Inner power (spirit) |
Ki |
| Jacket |
Gi |
| Jumping |
Tobi |
| Junior grade |
Kohai |
| Left |
Hidari |
| Level (Black belt & above) |
Dan |
| Main dojo or HQ |
Hombu |
| Master (6th Dan and above) |
Shihan |
| Meditation |
Mokuso |
| Moving and stepping |
Unsoku |
| Oath |
Kun |
| Person or practitioner |
Ka |
| Pulling hand |
Hikate |
| Ready |
Yoi |
| Red |
Aka |
| Relax |
Enoy |
| Reverse |
Gyaku |
| Right |
Migi |
| Senior |
Sempai |
| Shout used to unite Ki and Physical power |
Kiai |
| Sliding |
Suri |
| Smashing techniques |
Ate-waza |
| Staff (wooden) |
Bo |
| Stop - finish |
Yamae |
| Student of karate |
Karateka |
| Teacher |
Sensei |
| Teacher we bow |
Sensei-ne-rei |
| Technique |
Waza |
| Test of technique's power |
Tameshi-wari |
| Throwing techniques |
Nage-waza |
| Training gym |
Dojo |
| Turn |
Mawate |
| Way |
Do |
| White |
Shiro |
