There is no single, agreed-upon transliteration of Japanese mora (phonemes) into English. Therefore you may encounter variant spellings and word groupings in other sources.
| One heart or mind | I sshin |
| Technique, method passed down | Ryuu |
| Empty | Kara |
| Hand | Te |
| Way, how | Doo |
| Karate practice hall | Doo joo |
| Front, main, face | Shoomen |
| Please | Onegai shimasu |
| Thank you very much | Doo mo arigatoo gozaimashta |
| Teacher | Sensei |
| Attention | Ki o tsuke |
| Bow | Rei |
| Begin | Hajime |
| Stop | Yame |
| Reverse direction | Han tai |
| Karate uniform | Gi |
| Belt | Obi |
| Traditional, formal exercise | Kata |
| Studying applications of kata sequence | Bu n kai |
| Spirit yell | Ki ai |
| Spear hand | Nuki te |
| Knife hand | Shyu to |
| Practice fighting, sparring | Kumi te |
| One-step sparring | Ippon gumite or Ippon kumite |
| Karate practicioner | Karateka |
| Black belt rank | Dan |
| Rank below black belt | Kyu |
| You're welcome | Doo itashimashte |
| From me as well | Kochira koso |
| One | Ichi |
| Two | Ni |
| Three | San |
| Four | Shi |
| Five | Go |
| Six | Roku |
| Seven | Shichi |
| Eight | Hachi |
| Nine | Kyuu or Ku |
| Ten | Jyuu |
| Eleven | Jyuu ichi |
| Twelve | Jyuu ni |
| Twenty | Ni jyuu |
| Twenty-one | Ni jyuu ichi |
| Thirty | San jyuu |
| Forty | Yon jyuu |
| Fifty | Go jyuu |
| Sixty | Roku jyuu |
| Seventy | Nana jyuu |
| Eighty | Hachi jyuu |
| Ninety | Ku jyuu |
| One hundred | Hyaku |
| One hundred one | Hyaku ichi |
| Two hundred | Ni hyaku |
| One thousand | Sen |