Ageru	to raise, lift up, hold up.
Aite	opponent
Aiuchi	tie, draw, simultaneous scoring of points by both kendoists
Arigato	thank you
Ashi	leg foot
Ashi no ura	sole of the foot
Ashi no yubi	toes
Atama	head, top, top of the head
Atamaru	to get warm, to warm oneself through exercise
Ateru	to hit, strike
Ato-uchi	delayed blow - feint
Au	to meet, encounter an opponent
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Banzai	hurrah, cheer (after contest)
Bogu	kendo armor
Bokken	wooden sword used as practice weapon
Bokuto	same as Bokken
Budo	chivalry, way of knighthood (old historical term)
Bushi	samurai, knight
Bushido	the way of the samurai
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Chika-ma	near interval
Chikaru	strength
Chudan no kamae	position of shinai at ready
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Daisesnsei	polite word for a teacher who holds tenth rank in kendo (literally - "great teacher"
Dan	rank, grade
Dantai	group, members of a group
Debana-waza	attacking-at-the-start technique
Dasu	put forward, extend (foot, hand, etc.)
Do	trunk, waist, chest armor, the do point or strike
Dogu	equipment, entire kendo equipment
Dojo	fencing hall
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Fumu	take a step, move
Furu	to swing, raise and lower (the shinai)
Futari	two people/opponents meeting in a match
Futatsu	two things, two
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Gakko	school
Gedan no kamae	position of the shinai when held lower than the waist with point towards the floor
Godan	fifth rank in kendo
gokaku-geiko	practice between kendoists of equal ability
Gomen	pardon me, excuse me
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Hachidan	eighth rank in kendo
Hachimaki	towel, worn on head under the men
Hai	yes, acknowledgement
Hajime	begin (start of a match)
Hakama	divided skirt, skirtlike trousers
Hanshi	outstanding kendoist of eighth to tenth rank
Hansoku	violation of (kendo) rule, misconduct
Hantai	opposite
Hantei	judgement, decision
Hara	abdomen, stomach area
Harai-waza	warding off technique
Harau	to parry by brushing away the opponent's shinai
Hashi	boundary line of match area
Hashiru	to run
Hasso no kamae	position to the shinai held vertically (with both hands) at right side of head and at shoulder level
Hata	referee's flag
Hidari	left (side)
Hidari-do	left side strike to the do
Hidari-jodan-men	left side strike to the men
Hidari-kote	left side strike to the kote
Hidari-men	left side strike to the men
Hiji	elbow
Hikitate-geiko	practice in which a senior guides a junior
Hikiwake	a draw in a kendo match (generally a time lapse without either kendoist's scoring)
Hiki-waza	stepping back technique
Hikui	low (ex-the blow struck was too low)
Himo	string, cord, strings used in tying on kendo armor
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iai	sword exercise embodying a series of cutting and thrusting movements in drawing and returning the blade
ichi	number one
iie	no
ippon	one point, single blow, one-point match
issoku-itto no ma	interval for a stroke at a step forward
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jiyu	freedom (of movement)
jiyu-renshu	free practice
jodan no kamae	position of the shinai held above the head with one or both hands or held in front with the right or left hand technique of holding the shinai over the head
jodan-waza	technique of holding the shinai over the head
judan	tenth or highest rank in kendo
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Kakari-geiko	attack practice
Keiko	practice
Keikogi	kendoist's jacket
Kirikaeshi	warming up
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Mamoru	to defend, protect
Mannaka	center, exact cencter
Masshomen	directly in front
Mate	wait, hold up a minute
Mawaru	to turn around
Migi	right (side)
Migi-do	right side strike to the do
Migi-kote	right side strike to the kote
Migi-men	right side strike to the men
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Nidan-waza	two step technique
Nuki-waza	technique of luring an opponent to make a stroke and then dodging it to draw the shinai.
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Oji-waza	defense plus counter attack
Okii	big, large
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Sagaru	to retreat, back up
Shoshinsha	beginner in kendo
Sonkyo	crouch position
Suriage-waza	warding off opponent's shinai with sliding, upward movement
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Tai-atari	body contact
Take	bamboo
Tare	waist armor
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Uchiotoshi-waza	striking opponent's shinai downward
Ukeru	to block a blow
Ukedachi	defensive position, counter attack
Utsu	to strike
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Yame	halt, stop match (command)
Yasumu	to rest
Yoroshii	good, very nice