| Japanese | English |
| dou ari |
awarding of the dou point |
| enchou |
match extension |
| hajime |
command to begin |
| hansoku ikkai |
first hansoku (foul) |
| hansoku nikai, ippon ari |
second hansoku, one point (awarded to the opponent of the offending player) |
| hantei |
command for the referees to decide the winner ofa the match |
| hikiwake |
draw (announces the end of the match) |
| kote ari |
awarding of the kote point |
| men ari |
awarding of the men point |
| nihon me |
"Second point" (continues sanbon shoubu after one player has scored the first point of the match) |
| shoubu |
"Match" (continues sanbon shoubu after each player has one point) |
| shoubu ari |
"Match point" (announces the end of the match) |
| tsuki ari |
awarding of the tsuki point |
| wakare |
command meaning "separate" (time continues running, players separate centered at the referee's flags) |
| yame |
command to stop (players return to the center of the match area) |