| Abunai |
Watch out! Be careful! |
| Arigato Gozaimashita |
Thank you for what you did. (Spoken at the end of practice.) |
| Dozo |
Please. (As in “go ahead.” This may be an instruction from your teacher when he wants you to begin practice after demonstrating a technique.) |
| Hai Yame |
Please stop. (This will be said by your instructor during Keiko when he wants you to stop.) |
| Hajime |
Please start. (This will be said by your teacher when he wants you to begin.) |
| Konnichi Wa |
Good afternoon. |
| Ogenki Desuka |
How are you? |
| Ohayu Gozaimasu |
Good morning. |
| Onegaisimasu |
Thank you for what we are about to do. (Spoken at the beginning of practice.) |
| Oyasumi Nasai |
Good night. (As in “I'm leaving.”) |