Counting
| Ichi | 1 |
| Ni | 2 |
| San | 3 |
| Shi | 4 |
| Go | 5 |
| Roku | 6 |
| Shichi | 7 |
| Hachi | 8 |
| Kyû | 9 |
| Jû | 10 |
Commands
| Hajime | start |
| Yame | Stop |
| Kôtai | rotate, change |
| Men o tsuke | put on men |
| Men o tore | take of men |
| Mô ichidô | again |
| Mô ikkai | again |
Rei and etiquette
| Seiretsu | line up |
| Seiza/Chakuza | sit down in seiza |
| Shisei o tadasu | assume correct posture |
| Mukosô | meditation |
| Shômen ni rei | bow to the front of the dojo |
| Otagai ni rei | bow to your fellow students |
| Sensei ni rei | bow to the sensei |
| Rei | bow |
| Onegai shimasu | please practice with me |
| Dômo arigatô gozaimashita | Thank you (for practicing with me) |
Parts of the shinai
| Kensen | tip of the shinai |
| Nakayui | leather thong at 2/3rds of the shinai |
| Sakigawa | leather cover on tip of shinai |
| Sakigomu | plastic plug in the tip of the shinai |
| Take | bamboo slat |
| Tsuba | hand guard |
| Tsuba-dome | stopper to hold tsuba in place |
| Tsuka | hilt |
| Tsukagawa | leather cover on hilt |
| Tsuru | thread indicating blunt part of the shinai |
General terminology
| Ashisabaki | footwork |
| Bokken/Bokutô | wooden sword |
| Tachi | sword |
| Kodachi | short sword |
| Fudôshin | Onverstoorbaarheid |
| Kamae | posture |
| Keiko | practice |
| Kiai | vocalisation of spirit |
| Ma-ai | distance between self and opponent |
| Motodachi | receiver of strikes (teacher in exercise) |
| Uchidachi | attacker (student in exercise) |
| Sensei | teacher |
| Seme | psychological pressure |
| Shinai | bamboo sword |
| Taisô | warm up |
| Waza | technique |
| Zanshin | state of mind and body in which one is alert and ready to respond instantly |