Short Words

Japanese English Detail
O Great/Big
Ko Small
Soto Outside/Outer Side
Uchi Inside/Inner Side
Gari Reap As in cutting something with a sickle
Gake Hang On/Hook If put Koshi behind another word, the "k" becomes a "g"
Koshi/Goshi Hip
Uki Floating
Gatame/Katame Hold
Guruma Wheel
Hiza Knee
Ashi Leg/Foot
Sasae Support In the sense of holding/fixing something midair
Tsuri Fishing In the sense of pulling something up like a fishing pole
Komi Into Something
Tsuri Komi To lure/Pull in
Seoi Shouldering
Otoshi Drop
Tai Body
Tani Valley
Nage Throw
Morote Two hand(ed)/ Double hand(ed)
Ippon one (thing)/Single (something)
Jime/Shime Choke
Juji Cross
Harai Sweep Two pronounciations are common in Japan, harai and barai
De Front/frontal
Sumi Corner
Tomoe Whirl Traditional japanese whirling symbol, inspired by a water whirl.
Yoko Side, sideways
Maki Wrap
Mata Thigh
Hane Snapping Open
Waza Technique
Ura Back, backwards
Sode Sleeve
Ushiro Behind
Kata Shoulder Can also mean form(s) and refer to a preset drill
Okuri Sending somthing

Nage Waza (Judo) Technique Names

Japanese English Detail
O Soto Gari Major/Great Outside Reap
O Uchi Gari Major/Great Inside Reap
Ko Soto Gari Minor/Small Outside Reap
Ko Uchi Gari Minor/Small Inside Reap
Ko Soto Gake Minor/Small Outside Hanging Sometimes referred to as ‘cliff edge’
O Goshi Major/Great Hip Sometimes referred to as ‘big wheel’
Uke Goshi Floating Hip
Tsuri Goshi Fishing Hip
Tsuri Komi Goshi Pulling In Hip
Sode Tsuri Komi Goshi Sleeve Pulling In Hip
Harai Goshi Sweeping Hip
Hane Goshi Snapping Open Hip
Ushiro Goshi Behind Hip
Koshi Guruma Hip Wheel
Hiza Guruma Knee Wheel
Ashi Guruma Leg Wheel
O Guruma Major/Great Wheel
Kata Guruma Shoulder Wheel
O Soto Guruma Major/Great Outside Wheel
De Ashi Harai Front Foor Sweep
Sasae Tsuri Komi Ashi Supporting In-Pulling Leg Better translation would be "leg blocking and supporting pull in throw”.
Harai Tsuri Komi Ashi Sweeping In-Pulling Leg Better translation would be "leg sweeping pull in throw".
Tomoe Nage Whirl/Wheel Throw
Morote Seoi Nage Double Handed Shouldering Throw
Ippon Seoi Nage Single Shouldering Throw
Ura Nage Backwards Drop
Seoi Otoshi Shouldering Drop
Tai Otoshi Body Drop
Tani Otoshi Valley Drop
Sumi Otoshi Corner Drop
Yoko Otoshi Side Drop
Uki Otoshi Floating Drop
O Soto Otoshi Major/Great Outside Drop
Uchi Mata Inner Side Thigh
Soto Maki Komi Outside Wrap Into
Hane Maki Komi Snapping Open Wrap Into
Uchi Maki Komi Inside Wap
Uchi Mata Maki Komi Inside Thigh Wrap Into
Uki Waza Floating Technique
Morote Gari Two Handed Reap Double Leg
Okuri Ashi Harai Sending Foot Sweep