| A |
|
| abumi |
a stirrup |
| age |
from ageru, to raise, elevate |
| aisha |
manipulating soft hearted people |
| amado |
lower neck |
| ametori no jutsu |
a trick using a raincoat in the pretence that
someone wears it |
| amigasa |
wicker hats for hiding the face and hiding messages |
| anatoshi |
trapping |
| ankokutoshijutsu |
techniques for seeing in the dark |
| arashi |
storm |
| ashi |
leg; foot |
| ashiko |
foot claws to accompany the shuko |
| ate |
blow, strike |
| atemi |
a strike to the opponent to setup a technique |
| atsu |
press |
| atto |
press down |
| awase |
from awaseru, to meet together |
| B |
| bajutsu |
horsemanship |
| bakemonojutsu |
ghost arts |
| bakuhatsugama |
kusarigama with container for explosives |
| bansenshukai |
17th century book of the history & techniques of
the iga and koganinja |
| barai |
from harau, to sweep |
| bisento |
heavy bladed spear |
| bo jutsu |
art of fighting with a six foot staff |
| bo shuriken |
straight throwing blades |
| bo |
six foot staff, stick |
| bokken |
wooden practice sword |
| boku |
tree |
| bokuto |
wooden practice sword |
| boryaku |
concepts of battle strategy |
| boshi ken |
thumb drive fist |
| bu |
martial arts |
| budo |
a system of "ways" derivative of the
martial arts |
| budoka |
one who studies the martial arts |
| bujin |
warrior spirit |
| C |
|
| chakuzen no jutsu |
hiding in a ceiling or attic |
| chi |
earth |
| chikairi no jutsu |
infiltration of enemy lines during a battle |
| chikyu no jutsu |
infiltration of enemy lines during battle |
| chimon |
earthly forces |
| chiton jutsu |
use of fire, wood, earth, & metal to help aid
escape |
| chitsumishi |
enemy citizen collaborating with a ninja |
| choho |
ninja method for reporting secret investigations |
| chu |
middle |
| chunin |
middle rank |
| D |
|
| dai |
large, big, great |
| daisharin |
wheel and axel assembly |
| dakentaijutsu |
striking, punching, kicking methods of ninjutsu |
| dan |
grade, class, rank, level |
| den |
legend, tradition |
| densho |
scrolls and manuscripts, see also makimono |
| do |
motion; change |
| do |
path, road, way |
| do |
the trunk of the body |
| dojo |
a training hall |
| doka |
pocket warmer |
| doko |
angry tiger |
| dokubari |
poison needles in plant fibre (caltrops) |
| dokuenjutsu |
poison smoke |
| dome |
from tomeru, to stop |
| don ton jutsu |
earth concealment techniques |
| donohi |
medicinal substance |
| dori |
from toru, to seize, catch |
| E |
|
| endokuken |
poison smoke fitted to shuriken |
| ennyu no jutsu |
a trick using a feint to get into an enemy camp |
| F |
|
| fu |
negation |
| fu |
wind |
| fudo kanashibari no jutsu |
a method that paralyses a victim with a spell |
| fudo ken |
clenched fist |
| fudo |
immobility |
| fudoza |
immovable seat |
| fukiya |
blow pipes and blow guns |
| fukume |
veiling (covers found on the end of shinobizue) |
| fukumibari |
small pins blown at the eyes from the mouth |
| furi |
to swing |
| futoroteppo |
bronze pistols |
| G |
|
| gaeshi |
from kaesu, to turn over, throw |
| gakure |
from kakureru, to hide, disappear |
| gando |
portable torches used for lighting |
| ganmen |
face |
| ganseki |
a rock |
| garami |
rom karamu, to entangle, entwine |
| gari |
from karu, to reap |
| gata |
one |
| gata |
style, type, pattern |
| gatame |
from katameru, to tighten |
| gawa |
side |
| ge |
low |
| gedan |
lower level |
| geinyu no jutsu |
a chikairi tactic |
| genin |
ninja agent |
| genjutsu |
arts of illusion |
| genmai |
juice made from unpolished rice |
| geri |
from keru, to kick |
| geta |
wooden clogs |
| gikan |
regard for justice |
| gishogiin no jutsu |
art of forgery |
| go |
five |
| goe |
voice; tone |
| gogyo |
five element transformations |
| gojo gyoku |
principle of five feelings and desires |
| gokuraku |
paradise; heaven |
| goroshi |
from korosu, to kill |
| gotonpo |
five element concealing and escaping methods |
| gyaku |
reverse |
| gyoku |
gem, jewel; testicles |
| gyokuro |
poison made with tea and mixed with soup |
| H |
|
| hachi |
eight |
| hachimon tonko jujutsu |
eight methods of incantation |
| hakama |
men's formal divided skirt, women's pleated skirt |
| han |
half |
| hanateppo |
iron bullets fired from a bamboo shaft hiden in
flower bundle |
| hanbo |
3 feet staff |
| hane age |
jump up, spring up |
| hane |
from haneru, to leap, spring up |
| haori |
a type of jacket worn over the kimono |
| happo hiken |
eight methods of secret swords |
| happo shuriken |
eight pointed throwing blades |
| harai |
from harau, to sweep |
| hasami bune |
collapsible floats |
| hashigoyari |
ladder spear with peg holes, also used for measuring |
| heiho |
commando warfare tactics |
| hengenkashi no jutsu |
study and knowledge of the disguises he uses |
| henka |
variation |
| hi |
secret |
| hi |
to fly |
| hicho |
flying bird |
| hidari |
left |
| hiji |
elbow |
| hiki |
from hiku, to pull |
| hira shuriken |
flat blades (shaken) |
| hira |
flat, even, level |
| hishi |
dried waterchestnuts (caltrops) |
| hito no jutsu |
the skill of the human ??? |
| ho |
direction, way; side |
| ho |
principle; direction |
| hodoki |
get loose, get untied |
| hoi |
encircling |
| hoka no jutsu |
setting fires to spread confusion |
| hoko |
encircling tiger |
| hon |
main; true; regular; normal |
| hotarubi no jutsu |
toiro tactic |
| hyakuraiju |
several guns in a circle inside a large barrel |
| hyo |
puma |
| I |
|
| i |
mind, heart; will, intention |
| iburi dashi |
smoking out |
| ichi |
one |
| ichimonji |
the character for one in japanese |
| idagama |
spiked stell or iron spheres (caltrops) |
| inpo |
the art of hiding |
| inton |
concealment and camouflage |
| ippon sugi nobori |
special method for cedar tree climbing |
| iri |
from hairu, to enter |
| ishisao |
stone rod (white stone simular to chalk) used for
signaling |
| itaken |
broad blades (shaken) |
| itami |
pain |
| itto |
sword |
| J |
|
| jigoku |
hell |
| jime |
from shimeru, to tighten |
| jin |
man |
| jirai |
land mines |
| jo wan |
upper arm |
| jo |
4 feet staff |
| jo |
top |
| jodan |
top level |
| joei no jutsu |
to move without making a noise or shadows |
| jonin |
ninja leaders |
| ju |
ten |
| juji no ho |
method of ten syllables |
| jumonji |
the character for ten in japanese |
| jutaijutsu |
throws, locks, holds, methods of ninjutsu |
| jutsu |
techniques; art |
| jutte |
a metal truncheon |
| K |
|
| ka |
fire |
| kaeshi |
from kaesu, to turn over, throw |
| kagi |
hook |
| kaginawa |
grappling hook with one to four hooks |
| kai ki |
methods of gaining access |
| kaiden |
master's certificate |
| kaiten |
rolling |
| kaku |
angle; horn |
| kama ikada |
water crossing device or rafts |
| kama |
sickles |
| kamae |
posture, stance |
| kamayari |
spear with downward hooks attached |
| kamigakure no jutsu |
gaining access to a castle by befriending an enemy |
| kappi |
lively jump |
| karamu |
to entangle, entwine |
| karsura otoko no jutsu |
a toiro tactic within enemy territory |
| kasha |
ariel runway |
| kashira |
head |
| kasugai |
iron clamps for holding doors closed |
| kata |
one |
| kata |
style, type, pattern |
| katagatae no jutsu |
a chikairi tactic for spreading fires |
| katame |
from katameru, to tighten |
| katana |
sword |
| kayaka no jutsu |
use of fire and explosives |
| ken |
fist |
| keri |
from keru, to kick |
| ki |
rise |
| ki |
spirit, mind, heart, soul |
| kiai |
a shout or yell to disrupt the opponent |
| kiaijutsu |
power of the voice |
| kihon |
basic, fundamental |
| kikaku ken |
head butt |
| kimon |
monster gate (chest muscle) |
| kimono |
traditional dress of the japanese |
| kinton jutsu |
use of metal for escape |
| kiri |
from kiru, to cut |
| kiri |
mist, fog |
| kiri |
single boring spikes |
| kisha |
taking advantage of an enemy's sensual appetite to
bribe him |
| kitsune gakure no jutsu |
imitating a fox to hide under water |
| ko ashi |
small steps for walking through foliage and water |
| ko |
child |
| ko |
hook, barb |
| ko |
small |
| ko |
tiger |
| kocho |
butterfly |
| koe |
voice; tone |
| kogoroshi |
killing the child (son) |
| koho |
rear, back |
| konpi |
surrounding jump |
| koppojutsu |
bonebreaking techniques of ninjutsu |
| koroshi |
from korosu, to kill |
| kosei |
offensive |
| koshi |
hip, loin |
| koshijutsu |
organ and muscle strikes of ninjutsu |
| koshizashi |
hip held gun |
| kote |
wrist |
| kotodama |
the ancient shinto science of sacred sound and
speech |
| kotsu |
bone |
| kozutsu |
wooden guns which fire metal balls |
| ku |
air, sky; emptiness; void |
| ku |
| ku |
nine |
| kubi |
neck |
| kuda bashigo |
tube ladder |
| kudaki |
from kudakeru, to break, smash, shatter |
| kuji goshinho |
nine syllables method of protection |
| kuji in |
nine syllable seals |
| kuji kiri |
nine syllable slashes |
| kuji no ho |
method of nine syllables |
| kuji |
nine syllables |
| kujiki |
from kujiku, to wrench, sprain |
| kuki |
air |
| kumo bashigo |
cloud ladder |
| kumo |
cloud |
| kunai giri |
digging and leverage tools |
| kunashi |
spade like digging device |
| kunoichi |
female ninja |
| kusari dogu |
chain weapons |
| kusari fundo |
weighted chain |
| kusarigama |
sickle and chain |
| kuzushi |
from kuzusu, to break (the balance of an opponent) |
| kyo |
unpreparedness; false |
| kyojitsu |
falsehood and truth |
| kyojutsu tenkan |
theory of alternating appearences of reality |
| kyoketsu shoge |
hooked blade weapon with weighted chain or cord
attached |
| kyoman |
observation and perception |
| kyomon |
religious teachings |
| kyonin no jutsu |
taking advantage of fears and superstitions |
| kyuba |
archery and horsemanship |
| kyudo |
archery |
| kyusho |
vital points, pressure points |
| M |
|
| ma ai |
the combative distance between the two opponents |
| mae |
front |
| maki |
volume, book |
| makimono |
scrolls and antique documents |
| mamukigama |
cord and chain |
| mata |
crotch, thigh, groin |
| mawashi |
from mawasu, to rotate |
| me |
eye |
| men uchi |
a strike to the head |
| men |
the face |
| menkyo |
teacher's certificate |
| metsubushi |
eyes blinders smoke, sand, pepper, etc. |
| mi |
body; person |
| migi |
right |
| mikkyo |
esoteric buddhism |
| mikkyo |
secret doctrines |
| mimi |
ear |
| minomushi no jutsu |
toiro tactic |
| mizu gumo |
water crossing devices |
| mokuton jutsu |
escape and concealment with trees |
| mu |
mist, fog |
| mudra |
sacred chant |
| mune |
chest |
| musan |
scattering fog |
| musha |
warrior |
| musubi bashigo |
loop ladder single cable climbing device |
| muto |
no sword |
| mutodorijutsu |
capturing without using a sword |
| N |
|
| nagamaki |
sword blade attached to a pole |
| nagare |
to flow |
| nagashi |
flow |
| nage |
from nageru, to throw |
| nagedeppo |
grenades |
| naginata |
halberd |
| naginata |
long pole with curved blade |
| naname |
diagonal |
| nashi |
none |
| neko no me no jutsu |
skill, or knowledge of the cats eyes (a code used by
ninja) |
| neko te |
finger tip weapons of steel for kunoichi |
| ni |
two |
| nin gu |
ninja tools |
| ninja juhachi kei |
eighteen levels of training |
| ninja no hachimon |
eight fields of knowledge |
| ninjato |
short straight sword |
| ninjutsu daihi seishintoitso shuyoikkan |
sacred methods of ninjutsu to gain an overpowering
will |
| ninpo mikkyo |
secret knowledge |
| no |
possessive particle, of |
| nuki ashi |
sweeping step ninja use in walking |
| O |
|
| o soto gari |
major outer reaping throw |
| O |
large, big, great (ex: O'Sensei) |
| obi |
belt, it had numerous uses including holding the two
swords, knives and fans were also worn tucked into the
folds of the belt |
| oh gama |
battlefield version of kusarigama |
| ohzutsu |
mortars |
| omote |
outside; front |
| oni |
devil, demon, monster |
| onibi no jutsu |
art of the demon fire |
| ono |
battle axe |
| onshinjutsu |
art of invisibility |
| ori |
from oru, to break |
| osae |
from osaeru, to press down |
| otoshi |
from otosu, to drop |
| oyagoroshi |
killing the parent (father) also implies to kill the
thumb. It's kinda hard to hold a sword with no thumb. |
| P |
|
| po |
direction, way; side |
| R |
|
| rai |
thunder |
| ransetsu |
blizzard |
| rappa |
battle disrupters (see also suppa) |
| rei |
bow, salute |
| rekigaku |
study of astrological influences |
| rokkai |
bodily tools used by ninja in the practice of
ninjutsu |
| roku |
six |
| rokushakubo |
a six foot staff |
| ryaku |
abridgment; outline |
| ryo |
both; two |
| ryu |
dragon |
| ryu |
school, tradition |
| ryusei |
hand grenades |
| S |
|
| saiminjutsu |
ninja hypnotism |
| san |
three |
| sanjaku tenugi |
the three shaku hand towel used for covering the
face |
| sanminjutsu |
the three steps |
| seiza |
correct sitting |
| senbannage |
techniques for throwing disc's etc. |
| sennin |
mystic |
| sensei |
teacher |
| setsu |
snow |
| shaken |
throwing stars |
| shaki no jutsu |
flag discarding (to win the battle) |
| shako ken |
claw strike |
| shi |
finger |
| shi |
four |
| shibari |
from shibaru, to tie |
| shichi |
seven |
| shihan |
master instructor |
| shikanken |
extended knuckle fist |
| shikko |
the method of walking on one's knees |
| shikomizue |
a sword cane |
| shikoro |
thin bladed tools and saws |
| shime |
from shimeru, to tighten |
| shin |
heart, mind, spirit |
| shinai |
practice sword made of split bamboo |
| shinobi aruki |
ninja walking |
| shinobi ho |
the art of stealth |
| shinobi kai |
collapsible oar |
| shinobi no juhappan |
eighteen warrior skills |
| shinobi no mono |
shadow warriors |
| shinobi shozoku |
ninja costume |
| shinobi tanto |
ninja knife |
| shinobi waza |
the art of stealth |
| shinobi zue |
staffs and canes of varying sizes |
| shinobi |
another name for the ninja |
| shinobigatana |
short straight sword |
| shinodake |
thin bamboo under water breathing tube |
| shinto hiho |
secret teachings of shinto |
| shinto |
concussion, shock, impact |
| shishin ken |
finger needle strike |
| shitan ken |
thumb pressure strike |
| shizen ken |
the body as a natural weapon |
| shizen |
natural |
| shomen |
the front |
| shoten no jutsu |
climbing to the heavens (tree climbing) |
| shoto |
short sword |
| shu |
hand; arm |
| shuko |
hand claws |
| shuriken |
throwing blades, stars, discs. |
| shuto ken |
open sword hand |
| sodezutsu |
hand held cannon |
| sojutsu |
the art of fighting with a spear |
| soku ho kaiten |
sideways roll |
| soku ho tobi |
sideways leap |
| soku yaku |
foot strike |
| sokugyaku |
toe strike |
| soto |
outer |
| sui |
water |
| suihei |
horizontal |
| suiren |
water training |
| suitonjutsu |
water escape arts |
| suppa |
battle disrupters |
| sutemi |
selfabandonment |
| suzuzue |
priests ring topped walking staff |
| T |
|
| tabi |
traditional footwear of the japanese |
| tai |
large, big, great |
| tai |
the body |
| taihenjutsu |
silent movement, rolling, leaping, tumbling |
| taijutsu |
techniques performed without weapons |
| taijutsu |
the body art, the unarmed combat methods of ninjutsu |
| taijutsusosoku |
boby technique of walking like the wind |
| taisabaki |
body movement techniques which should be
freeflowing, natural, and prudent |
| taisuru |
face, confront, be opposite |
| taka bashigo |
high ladders used for open spaces |
| takagi |
tall tree, large tree |
| take |
bamboo |
| taki |
waterfall |
| tanegashima |
matchlock rifles |
| tanto |
knife |
| taomijutsu |
fishing nets |
| taoshi |
from taosu, to throw down |
| taru ikada |
flotation pots for crossing shallow water and
marshes |
| tatami |
a mat made of ricestraw |
| te |
hand; arm |
| tekagi |
see shuko |
| ten |
from tenjiro, to revolve, rotate |
| ten |
heaven, sky; top |
| tessen jutsu |
ironribbed fan techniques |
| tessen |
war fan |
| tetsu |
iron |
| tetsubushi |
caltrops |
| to |
and |
| to |
door |
| to |
drop, fell |
| to |
head |
| to |
sword |
| tobi bashigo |
leaping ladder |
| tobi keri |
leaping with a kick |
| tobi kunai |
tools used for gaining access |
| tomeru |
to stop |
| tomoe nage |
throwing in a big circle |
| tomoe |
huge comma, comma patterned tile |
| tori |
from toru, to seize, catch |
| totoku hiyashi |
avoiding shuriken blades |
| tsubo giri |
boring tools |
| tsubute |
club throwing missiles |
| tsugi bune |
collapsible boat carried by members of a team |
| tsuke |
from tsukeru, to attach, fix |
| tsuki |
from tsuku, to thrust |
| tsure |
from tsureru, to take someone along with oneself |
| tsuri bashigo |
hanging ladders with hooks at intervals |
| U |
|
| uchi gake |
throwing down by leg work |
| uchi mata |
inner thigh |
| uchi |
from utsu, to attack, defeat, destroy, conquer |
| uchi |
inside |
| uchidake |
fuses for fire and explosives |
| ude |
arm |
| uke |
from ukeru, to receive |
| ukemi |
the act of taking a controlled fall when thrown |
| umebi |
land mines |
| ura |
inside |
| ushiro |
rear, back |
| W |
|
| wakizashi teppo |
pistol disguised as a wakizashi |
| waza |
art, craft; ability, skill |
| Y |
|
| ya |
arrow |
| yagen |
poisons and curatives |
| yajiri |
heavy bladed saws |
| yamabushi |
mountain warriors |
| yamikeigo |
ninja practice in the dark |
| yari |
spear |
| yojutsu |
supernatural tricks |
| yoko aruki |
side ways walking |
| yoko |
side |
| yokomen |
the side of the head |
| yoroi |
a suit of armor |
| yoshin |
raising spirit, raising heart |
| yugake |
an archer's glove |
| yugei no jutsu |
one on one confrontation |
| yuki waragi |
snow sandles |
| yume no makura |
dreams |
| yumi |
an archery bow |
| Z |
|
| zanshin |
the "follow through" of a technique; one
is connected to one's partner even after the throw in
an unbroken flow of ki, simultaneously ready to
receive any new attack |
| zen wan |
forearm |
| zen |
front |
| zenpo kaiten |
forward roll |
| zenpo |
forward, front direction |
| zeoi |
from seou, to carry on one's back |
