| 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 |
| 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 |