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Numbers:

    ichi 1 roku 6 
    ni 2 shichi 7 
    san 3 hachi 8 
    shi 4 ku (kyuu) 9 
    go 5 juu 10 
    

Stances:

    hachinoji-dachi -- ready stance 
    zenkutsu-dachi -- front stance 
    koh-kutsu-dachi -- back stance 
    kiba-dachi -- horse stance / saddle stance 
    neko-dachi -- cat stance 
    sochin-dachi / fudoh-dachi -- sochin stance / "immovable" stance 
    sanchin-dachi -- "hourglass" stance 
    hangetsu-dachi -- "half moon" stance 
    

Arm attacks:

    tsuki -- punch 
    oi-zuki -- lunge punch 
    gyaku-zuki -- reverse punch 
    kizami-zuki -- jab punch 
    nukite -- spear-hand (thrust) 
    ura-ken -- back hand (strike) 
    empi -- elbow (strike) 
    

Leg attacks:

    keri -- kick 
    mae-geri -- front (snap) kick 
    mawashi-geri -- round house kick 
    (yoko-geri) kekomi -- side thrust kick 
    (yoko-geri) keage -- side snap kick 
    ushiro-geri -- back (thrust) kick 
    

Attacking levels:

    joh-dan -- "upper level" / face 
    chuudan -- "middle level" / stomach / solar plexus 
    gedan -- "lower level" / groin 
    

Blocks:

    age-uke -- rising block 
    ude-uke -- "arm block", often used to mean outside block 
    soto-uke -- outside block (see above) 
    uchi-uke -- inside block 
    gedan barai -- down block / "lower level sweep" 
    shuto-uke -- knife-hand block 
    nagashi-uke -- "flushing block" / deflecting block 
    kakiwake-uke -- two-handed "separating" block 
    juji-uke -- two-handed "cross" block 
    

Other words:

    kihon -- basic(s) 
    ki-ai -- "spirit focus" / a focusing yell 
    kime -- "decision" / focus 
    rei -- bow 
    yoh-i -- "get ready" / often a command to stand in hachinoji-dachi 
    yame -- stop 
    yasume -- rest, relax 
    maware / mawatte -- turn 
    hajime -- begin 
    mokusoh -- "quiet meditation" 
    dojo [doh-joh] -- "way place," the place where you train 
    dojo kun -- dojo desiderata 
    seiza -- "proper sitting" / kneeling 
    sempai -- senior student 
    koh-hai -- junior student