Hold the long sounds at least twice as long as the short ones and don't let the sound change from start to finish.
When two vowels occur together in a work, let the pure quality of each one be heard, one after the other.
You may hear native speakers dropping the vowels i and u ( especially the latter in the work desu as shown here:
I like sukiyaki Watashi wa s''kiyaki go s'ki des ( dropped u's )
He worked in the northern branch office. K'ta no sh'ten de hatarakimash'ta ( droped i's )
| AGE .....................................RISING | MARU .......................................CIRCLE |
| ASHI.....................................FOOT/LEG | MIGI.............................................RIGHT |
| AGE UKE............................RISING BLOCK | MOROTE.....................................TWO ARM OR TWO HAND |
| AGE TSUKI.........................RISING PUNCH | MAKIKO....................................WINDING |
| ATEMI WAZA....................STRIKING TECHNIQUES | MAWASHI TSUKI ...................RH PUNCH |
| ATE......................................SMASHING.......STRIKE | MUSHIN.....................................MIND OF NO MIND |
| ATEMI.................................STRIKING | NAGE. WAZA..........................THROWING TECH |
| AGERU................................RAISE OR LIFT | NUKITE......................................SPEAR HAND |
| ASHI WAZA.......................FOOT TECHNIQUES | NAKA. .......................................INNER |
| ARNIS.................................CLUB | NAGE..........................................THROW |
| ANZA..................................Cross SIT | NECHO.......................................CAT |
| BIJUTSU..............................ART | NE-WAZA.................................GROUND FIGHHTING TECH. |
| BO.......................................STAFF | O...................................................BIG OR MAJOR |
| BUSHIDO............................WAY OF THE WARRIOR | OBI................................................BELT |
| BLOCK...............................UKE | OSHI.............................................PUSH. |
| BOKKEN............................WOOKEN KATANA | OTOSHI.......................................DROP |
| BUDO .................................ARTIAL WAY | OSAE KOMI...............................HOLD DOWN |
| CHI......................................SPIRIT/ INNER STRENGTH,ENERGY | PATONA....................................PARTNER |
| DOJO ..................................SCHOOL | RANBO NA ..............................VIOLENT |
| DACHI.................................STANCE | RANDORI..................................FREE PRACTICE |
| DO.......................................THE WAY | REI ...............................................BOW. SALUTE |
| DOZO .................................PLEASE | RANYO ......................................MISUSE; ABUSE |
| DORI....................................GRAB | RYOTE.........................................DOUBLE OR TWO HAND |
| FUDO..................................PRESENCE/APPEARANCE | Renshu..........................................Understudy to sensei 1st to 3rd Dan |
| FUDO DACHI.....................ROOTED STANCE | SUKASHI.....................................AVOIDING OR EVASIVE ACTION |
| GARAMI ............................BEND, TWIST | SENSEI.........................................TEACHER.... ONE BORN BEFORE |
| GATAME.............................LOCK OR HOLD | SOTO...........................................OUTSIDE |
| GEASHI...............................REVERSAL | SUTEMI... ...................................SACRICE THE BODY |
| GERI....................................REAP..........KICK | SHIOKU...................................... NERVE |
| GYAKU...............................REVERSE, REVERSAL | STANCE.......................................SHISEI |
| GARUMA............................WHEEL | SEPPUKU....................................RITUAL SUICIDE |
| GOSHI.................................HIP THROW | TATAKE.....................................STRIKE |
| HANE .................................SPRINGING ACTION DONE WITH LEG | SEIZA...........................................SITTING ON LEGS |
| HAJIME...............................BEGIN | SHIMI...........................................STRANGULATION |
| HISHIGI...............................CRUSH | SUTE.............................................SACRIFICE |
| HIDARI................................LEFT | SODE............................................SLEEVE |
| HAPPO NO KUZUSHI ......FORMS OF OFF BALANCING | SHUTO........................................KNIFE HAND |
| HAISHU UCHI.....................BACK HAND STRIKE | SODE............................................SLEEVE |
| HAJIMAE.............................BEGIN | SEMPAI........................................SENIOR |
| HASAMI..............................SCISSORS | SHIAI............................................CONTEST |
| HASHI.................................BRIDGE | SHIHO.........................................FOUR CORNERS |
| HIKI.....................................PULLING | SHIHO NAGE ...........................ALL DIRECTIONS THROW |
| HAI .....................................YES | SHIME..........................................CHOKE |
| HADAKE............................NAKED | SEOI..............................................BACK CARRY. |
| IPPON................................ONE POINT | SHIHAN .....................................MASTER |
| IRIMI WAZA......................ENTERING TECH. | TORI ............................................DEFENDER |
| ITAMI ................................PAIN | TACAWAZA.............................FIGHTING STANCE |
| JU-JITSU ...........................POWER OF THE MIND | TATAMI......................................MAT |
| JO.......................................STAFF | TAI-SABAKI .............................BODY TURNING OR PIVOTING |
| JIME...................................CHOKE OR STRANGLE | TACHIREI...................................STANDING BOW |
| JUJI....................................CROSS | TSUKI...........................................THRUST |
| JU ......................................GUN | TAKEDOWN.............................TORU TORINO |
| JOSEKI ………………….official place of honor in the dojo | TSURI............................................LIFT |
| KAITEN.............................ROLLING | TANTO........................................KNIFE |
| KARA TE ..........................EMPTY HAND | TSUKI (SKE)...............................PUNCH |
| KAGI TSUKI.....................HOOK PUNCH | UCHI.............................................INSIDE |
| KANE SUTE......................FLYING SACRIFICE | UCHIKOMI.................................REPETITION FITTING IN |
| KANSETSU.......................JOINT | UKI ...............................................FLOATING |
| KARA................................EMPTY | UKE...............................................ATTACKER |
| KATA................................PRE-ARRANGED FORM | URA..............................................BACK,REVERSE SIDE |
| KATAME...........................GRAPPLING | USHIRO GERI............................BACK KICK |
| KIMI .................................LOCK | UDE GARUMA .........................ARMBAR |
| KAPPO..............................System of first aid and resucitation | USHIRO .......................................REAR, BEHIND |
| KI.......................................SPIRIT/ INNER STRENGTH,ENERGY | UKEMI .........................................FALL |
| KIAI...................................SHOUT WITH VITAL ENERGY | UE NI ATAMA..........................OVERHEAR
|
| KUMITE............................SPARRING | WAKIZASHI................................JAPANESE SHORT SWORD |
| KO.....................................MINOR | WAKARE....................................SEPARATON |
| KOI....................................PULLING | WAKI...........................................SIDE |
| KARUMA..........................WHEEL | WAZA ........................................TECHNIQUE |
| KATAME WAZA...............MAT WORK | WAKE...........................................ARMPIT |
| KATA NO NAGE..............FIT INS | YUBI..............................................FINGER |
| KUZURE........................... CRUMBLE, COLLAPSE, BREAKDOWN | YOSHI............................................CONTINUE |
| KUZUSHI ..........................OFF BALANCING | YAMAI......................................... STOP
|
| Kamiza ................................seat of honor for ranking belt | YOI.................................................READY
|
| KATSU...............................REVIVAL TECHNIQUES | YOKO............................................SIDE |
| KOMI.................................PULL | YAMA...........................................MOUNTAIN
|
| Meiyo..................................HONOR | YAWARA.....................................CONTROL
|
| MAE...................................FRONT | YUDANSHAKAI.........................BLACK BELT ORG. |
| MAITTA.............................I GIVE UP, SUBMIT | ZANSHIN ....................................PERFECT POSTURE |
