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A long but by no means exhaustive list, compiled from many sources. Any errors are
my own. Please feel free to contact me with comments or corrections. In time I will
add or amend definitions as required.

   


 Student; disciple

    
  Ȃ Thank you very much for that which you have done

 
 Iǯm sorry

  Ȃ Junior

  Good evening



Ȃ Please assist me

!Bow, salute

"  Ȃ Goodbye

" Seated posture, correct sitting

"# Ȃ Senior

"
 Ȃ Teacher, literally Dzone who has gone beforedz

"$
 Ȃ licensed teacher in the Bujinkan system

"$
 Ȃ teacher serving under the guidance of a full shidoshi

"
$  Ȃ DzIn every instance there is the possibility for
enlightenmentdz This is one very short translation of these words Ȃ there are many
others.

"  Ȃ Dzhead of familydz

% Ȃ Stop

 

& Ȃ one

 Ȃ two

 Ȃ three

'  Ȃ four

 Ȃ five

  Ȃ six

&' Ȃ seven

& Ȃ eight

 ' Ȃ nine

Ȃ ten

# 


 Foot Claws

c Wooden sword used for training


  The set of katana and kodachi
  Longer Japanese sword

( Ȃ 3 foot wooden staff

) Ȃ 4 foot wooden staff

)  A metal truncheon

  Ȃ Sword

 $& Short sword

 Leaf shaped digging tool


* $ Ȃ A 100 cm chain with weighted ends


 Ȃ Traditional Chain and sickle weapon

+

 Eye blinding powder, smoke, pepper, etc.

  Ȃ Halberd

! 
 Ȃ Six foot staff

" Japanese sword scabbard

" Ȃ bamboo training sword

"   Hand claws

"  Ȃ Small throwing weapons, either senban shuriken which are flat with
sharp edges or bo shuriken which are spikes.

"  c - Heavy wooden sword used for solo drills

& Long sword; a longer version of the katana. worn hanging from the belt edge
down

 Ȃ Knife



Iron fan


 Sword guard (hilt)

" Ȃ Short sword


 Short sword

% Spear

%   A suit of armor

 ,


 Leg


  Break the leg

  Strike; striking the vital points


 Press

c

 Horsemanship

c  The flowing motion of sword drawing and cutting

c

Art of using six foot staff fighting methods
c
 Thumb drive fist

c $  Martial ways

c $  

 Unarmed combat methods of the Bujinkan

c $  One who studies the martial way

c  Martial skill

c
 Warrior spirit

c
$ Hatsumi Senseiǯs hombu dojo

c
 Divine warrior training hall

c

 Martial arts; martial techniques

c  Weapon

c
 Japanese warrior

c

 Kyusho; side of the torso, floating ribs

- Earth

-   Earth form

-!  Earth principle

-  Middle

- $ Middle level



 Large, big, great

 
 Three day event celebrating Hatsumi Senseiǯs birthday


  The set of katana and kodachi

  Longer Japanese sword

 

 Striking, punching, kicking body methods

 Level or degree of black belt


  Traditional scrolls

  Path, road, way; motion; change


 Training hall, place of the way

   Angry tiger

  To seize, catch

*  Wind

* $  Immobility

* $  Clenched fist

* $  Immovable seat

*  To spin or twirl




 Rock


 To drop a big rock

  One; also means style, pattern, form

 Low

$ Lower level

$  Downward receiving flow

 Kick

  Wooden clogs

 Training uniform (also dogi or keikogi)

 Regard for justice

   The five elements: Chi Sui, Ka, fu, Ku.

 
 To kill

  Reverse; joint manipulation

(
 Begin

( Pleated divided skirt

( Half
(##  Eight ways (all directional)

( Belly; center of oneǯs body

(  Strategy; martial principles; warfare tactics

( Change; variation

(&  Flying bird

($ Left

(
 Elbow

( Flat, even, level

( $  Free, loosen, unbind, get untied

(
 Binding and securing

(


 Binding techniques using a rope or cord to restrain prisoners

(   Encircling tiger

(   Main dojo

. Motion of drawing a sword and cutting

.& 
 Straight line (posture)

. To hide

.  Japanese name for Yin-Yang

.  Pain

) Ȃ To constrict, tighten, choke

) Human being, person

) $ Upper level

) $  Upper receiving flow

)

 Techniques of using a jo

)

 Techniques of flexibility; art of flexibility

)  
 Figure ten posture, Crossed arm position

)  
 Body conditioning and flexibility

) 

 Grappling methods, throws, locks, holds, soft body method

)
 Techniques; art or method

Fire


 To turn over, throw

  Rolling; overturn

 Attitude, posture, stance


 Chinese pictographic characters used in written Japanese

  Shoulder; arranged forms; single, one; style, type, pattern

  Training; practice

 Fist; heavy straight-blade sword; weapon

 To kick also geri


 Diagonal cut

 Internal energy, spirit, mind, heart, soul

 Spirit shout; a focused, directed yell

  Foundation, basic, fundamental

 ##  Fundamentals; eight ways

   Traditional dress of the Japanese

 To cut; also a mist, fog

  $  Classical martial ways

  
 Killing the child (little finger)

   Rear, back

    Spirit, heart, or mind

 ##

 Bone striking method


 Hip area; loins




 Organ and muscle strikes
  Wrist

  Air, sky; emptiness, void; also the number 9

 $ Crush, break, smash; shatter

 $ Oral teachings

 Space

  &female ninja


 $  Short chain with weighted ends


 Sickle and chain



 Play of truth and deception; a feint



   interchange of falsehood and reality

 

  Hooked blade weapon with weighted cord

 Step, grade; rank of green belt

 $  Archery; way of the bow


  Vital points, pressure points, weak points

+ Distancing; correct distance

+ Front

+ Front kick

+  Stop

+ Head; all parts of the head, the face

+ Right

+  Chest

+
 Warrior

+  No sword

+ $  Unarmed against a sword

 Flowing


 Receiving flow; parry; deflect

 To throw

 Diagonal

 Belt or sash

  Outside, front; apparent, concepts easily understood

 Devil, demon

 To break

 To drop

 
 Killing the parent (the thumb)

!$  Freestyle rotational practice

!  Two-handed

!  Dragon; flowing; school, tradition; family; a style

!  Branch of original style or school

"

" Evasion, footwork

"
   Three hearts movement methods

" Seated posture, correct sitting

"# Any student senior to another

"
 Teacher or instructor, Dzone who has gone beforedz

"  Claw and palm strike

" Four; finger

"& Seven

" Heart, mind, spirit

" Practice sword made of split bamboo

"  Real fighting form or feeling

"$
 Teacher of the warrior way, godan or higher

"$
  Assistant teacher of the warrior way

" Honorary title of master teacher

" Extended knuckle fist

"   A walking stick with hidden weapon

" To choke, constrict, tighten

"  Another name for the ninja

" $ Hollow bamboo cane used to breathe underwater

"
 Finger needle strike

"  Thumb pressure strike

" Natural

"  The front

"  & Forehead strike

"  

 Tree climbing (climbing to the heavens)

"  Short sword

"   Hand claws

"  Throwing blades, throwing stars

" /"  Knife hand or open sword hand

"

 Art of fighting with a spear

"  Head of family; grandmaster

"    Ball of foot kick

"     Sideways roll

"     Sideways leap

"    Foot strike

"    Toe strike

"  Water

"  Water training

 Traditional footwear of the Japanese

 Large, big, great; also refers to the body


 Body evasion; natural movements for evading attacks



 Body changing arts: rolling, leaping, silent movement, tumbling,
breakfalls



 Body techniques, unarmed combat methods


 Flexibility exercise; stretches

 Tall tree, large tree

 Bamboo

  Knife; dagger; dirk

  Straw mat

 Hand; arm

 Heaven, sky; top



 Iron fan

  And; head; sword

  Leaping and jumping skills

  Leaping kick

  To seize, catch; the one applying the technique


 Thrust, punch

0& Inside; to attack, defeat, destroy, conquer, strike

0$ Arm

0 Receive; one who receives the technique

0
 Receiving the attack; receiving flow

0 The act of taking a controlled fall when thrown; receiving techniques in
kata; breakfalls

0 Inside, back, hidden; concepts that are not obvious

0
  Rear, back

 Technique; ability, skill

%
 Mountain warrior priests

%   Side; sideways

%    Sideways walking

%   Side of the head

%
 Raising spirit, raising heart

%  Archery bow

,#  Forward, front direction

,#  Forward stamp kick

,#   Forward roll