popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  grammar  martial arts 

• the defensive
• passive attitude, passivity, passiveness
• the passive, passive voice
• ukemi (the art of falling safely)

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  martial arts  suffix  counter 

• face
• mask, face guard
• striking the head (in kendo)
• surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
• page
• aspect, facet, side
• chamfer
• counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

usually written using kana alone  martial arts  noun  noun (generic) 

• weight-chain-pole weapon, flail

rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  martial arts  noun  noun (generic) 

• nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks), nunchucks

martial arts  noun  noun (generic) 

• Yangqingquan, Yangqing Fist

ateji  male term  interjection  martial arts 

• hi!, yo!, hey man!, hey dude!
• yessir!, understood!

martial arts  noun  noun (generic) 

• joint-locking technique (in judo)

martial arts  noun  noun (generic) 

• shape-of-the-mind fist, Hsing I Chuan

noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  martial arts 

• giving someone a ride on one's shoulders
• shoulder wheel (judo)

martial arts  noun  noun (generic) 

• breathing techniques, breath control