General Terminology

hajime - begin
kamaite - begin now
yoi - ready
yame - stop
rei - bow
kiai - spirit yell
sensei - instructor
sempai - senior student (older borther)
cohai - junior student (younger brother)
osu - pronounced as "oshh", greeting commonly used to indicate "yes, i understand".
dojo - place for the study of the way / art
hai - yes
kihon - basic techniques
kata - forms practice
kumite - sparring
jodan - upper level
chudan - middle level
gedan - lower level
ichi - one
ni - two
san - three
shi - four
go - five
rokyu - six
shichi - seven
hachi - eight
ku - nine
ju - ten
mae - forward
yoko - side
ushiro - back
tate - upward
otoshi - downward
soto - outward
uchi - inward
migi - right
hidari - left

Blocking Techniques

uke - block
age-uke - rising block
shuto-uke - knife hand block
soto-uke - outside-to-inside block
uchi-uke - inside-to-outside block
gedan-barai - downward sweeping block
juji-uke - x-block
teisho-uke - palm heel block
morote-uke - augmented forearm block
haishu-uke - back of the hand block

Punching Techniques

tsuki - punch
oi tsuki - lunge punch
gyaku-tsuki - reverse punch
choku-tsuki - straight punch (in place)
age-tsuki - rising punch
mawashi-tsuki - roundhouse punch
tate-tsuki - vertical fist punch
ura-tsuki - short punch
kizami-tsuki - jab with leading hand
kagi-tsuki - hook punch
yama-tsuki - wide "U" punch
awase-tsuki - "U" punch
heiko-tsuki - parallel punch
hasami-tsuki - scissors punch

Striking Techniques

uchi - strike
empi-uchi - elbow strike
haito-uchi - ridge hand strike ("thumb" side)
shuto-uchi - knife hand strike ("little finger" side)
uraken-uchi - backfist strike
kentsui-uchi - hammerfist strike

Kicking Techniques

geri - kick
mae-geri - front kick
yoko-keage-geri - side snap kick
yoko-kekomi-gei - side thrust kick
ushiro-geri - back kick
mawashi-geri - roundhouse kick
mikazuki-geri - cresent kick
shittsui-geri - knee kick
fumikiri-geri - cutting kick
fumikomi-geri - stomping kick

Stances

dachi - stance
zenkutsu-dachi - front stance
kokutsu-dachi - back stance
kiba-dachi - side stance
heisoku-dachi - feet together stance (feet parallel)
musubi-dachi - informal attention stance (heels together, toes point 45 degrees)
heiko-dachi - parallel leg stance (feet apart and parallel)
hachiji-dachi - open leg stance (feet apart and toes point out 45 degrees)
uchi hachiji-dachi - inverted open leg stance (feet apart and toes point 45 degrees)
fudo-dachi - diagonal leg stance (like side stance, but facing 45 degrees)
sochin-dachi - another name for fudo-dachi
shiko-dachi - square stance (like side stance, but feet turned out more than 45 degrees)
renoji-dachi - "L" stance
teiji-dachi - "T" stance (used in Heian Nidan)
hangetsu-dachi - half moon stance
sachin-dachi - hour glass stance (similar to hangetsu-dachi, but feet closer)
neko ashi-dachi - cat stance
sagi ashi-dachi - standing on one leg stance
kosa-dachi - cross-leg stance