Iaido Terms

Domo arigato gozaimashita	Thank you (said among trainees at the end of the course)
Dozo	Please (pass/go on)
Sumimasen	Excuse me (to give attention eg while trying to drive through a crowd)
Yame/Owari	Stop
Hai	Yes

Soke	Head of School (art / sword)
Sensei	Instructor, teacher
Sempai	Older student (anyone who has started iaido before you)
Kohai	Newer student (anyone who has started iaido after you)
Dan	Level (Black belt) 1 to 10
Yuudansha	Members with dan
Iaidoka	Person who practises in Iaido

Shinzen ni re	Bow in kamiza (the original is shrine). (said by the sempai)
Sensei ni rei	Bowing to the teacher / teachers
Mokuso	Close the eyes, meditation (said by the teacher)
To Rei	Bow to the sword
Naorei	As you were

Kesa giri	Diagonal cutting with downward direction
Katate kesagiri	Diagonal cutting with one hand
Morote kesagiri	Diagonal cutting with two hands
Kirioroshi	Cutting vertically with downward direction
Nukitsuke	Pulling the sword from the sheath
Furi kaburi	Raising the sword over the head"
Sune gakoi	Blocking to protect the leg (shin)
Tsuki	«Nailing»
Yoko ichi monji	Horizontal cut
Tameshigiri	Test cutting (not done in iaido of Eishin Ryu)

Seiza	Kneeling (the way we sit)
Batto	Upright position
Metsuke	Look
Sayabiki	Movement of the sheath of the sword
Chiburi	Expulsion of blood, cleaning the sword
O-chiburi	Large or circular chiburi
Yoko chiburi	Horizontal chiburi, move sideways
Noto	Position the blade of the sword in the saya
Hayaosame	Faster version of the standard noto; performed during an advanced (oku) techniques (waza)
Shimeru	Tightness, turning the hands inward to grip the end of the cut
Tai sabaki	Body movement
Ashi sabaki	Legs movement
Hara	Belly
Kiai	Voice, cry
Ma	Space in space and time
Zanshin	Alert, observant, (the heart remains for long)
Waza	Technique
Kata	Structured exercise for two people; form or plot
Shidachi	Completion of the sword. Ends exercising of co-trainee
Uchidachi	Introduction of the sword. The aggressor in practice with couples

Bokken/Bokuto	Wooden Sword
Iaito	Sword Exercise for Iaido, not sharp or designed for tameshigiri
Shinken/Honmi	Sharp or «live» blade
Katana	Japanese sword with a blade upwards
Tachi	Sword Legacy, with the blade down

Iai-gi	Exercise clothes for the upper body (not listed simply as gi in Japanese, which means «wear»)
Monstuki	Garment for the upper body with long sleeves and mon (the emblem of the family)
Juban	Inner cloth worn under montsuki
Hakama	Baggy pants with pleats (traditional type)