Basic terminology

age		rising (age uke, rising block)
ashi barai		leg sweep
choku zuki		straight punch
chudan		abdomen (choku zuki chudan, straight punch to abdomen)
dachi		stance (zenkutsu dachi, front stance)
dan		level of black belt
dojo		training area
empi		elbow (empi uchi, elbow strike)
fumikomi		stamping kick
gedan		lower body area (gedan barai, block to the lower body area)
gi		training suit
geri		kick (mai geri, front kick)
gyaku		reverse (gyaku zuki, reverse punch)
haito		ridgehand (haito uchi, ridgehand strike)
hajime		begin
heian kata		group of five basic katas (heian shodan, first basic kata in the heian group)
jodan		head and neck area (oi zuki jodan, stepping punch to the head or neck)
jiyu ippon kumite		one-step semi-freestyle sparring
juji uke		x block
jiyu kumite		freestyle sparring
kamae		ready position
karate		empty hand
karateka		practitioner of karate
kata		form or formal exercise
keage		snap kick (yoko geri keage, snap kick to the side)
kekomi		thrust (yoko geri kekomi, thrust kick to the side)
ki		power of the spirit
KIAI		a martial shout, to unite body and spirit
kiba dachi		horse riding / straddle stance
kihon		basic (kihon kumite, basic sparring)
kizami zuki		jab punch
kokutsu dachi		back stance
kumite		sparring
kyu		level below black belt
mae		front (mae geri, front kick)
mawashi		roundhouse (mawashi geri, roundhouse kick)
mawate		turn
mika		crescent (mika geri, crescent kick)
mokusu		meditation
morote		two-handed (morote uke, two-handed block)
nukite		spear hand
obi		belt
oi zuki		stepping or lunge punch
osae uke		pressing block
otoshi		downward (otoshi empi uchi, downward elbow strike)
rei		bow for courtesy and respect
seiza		kneeling or meditating position
sensei		teacher
shuto		knife hand (shuto uke, knife hand block)
soto uke		block from the outside moving inward
tate		upward (tate shuto uke, vertical upward knife hand block)
te		hand
teisho		palm heel (teisho uke, palm heel block)
tettsui		bottom fist (tettsui uchi, bottom fist strike)
tsuki		punching
uchi		strike (shuto uchi, knife hand strike, uchi ude uke inside forearm block)
ude		forearm
uke		block (soto uke, outside block)
uraken		backfist
ushiro		back, rear (ushiro geri, kick behind)
yama zuki		u punch
yame		stop
yoi		be ready
yoko		side (yoko empi uchi, side elbow strike, yoko geri, side kick)
zenkutsu dachi		forward or front stance

Numbers
Ichi	One
Ni	Two
San	Three
Chi	Four
Go	Five
Roku	Six
Shichi	Seven
Hachi	Eight
Ku	Nine
Ju	Ten

Grade	Belt
Beginner	White
9th kyu	Orange
8th kyu	Red
7th kyu	Yellow
6th kyu	Green
5th kyu	Purple
4th kyu	Purple/White
3rd kyu	Brown
2nd kyu	Brown/White
1st kyu	Brown/White/White
Shodan	Black
Nidan	Black
Sandan	Black
Yondan	Black
Godan	Black