| Aji | Literally means "taste", hidden possibilities left in a position | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Atari | Threat to capture | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Byoyomi | Countdown, extra time | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Dan | Expert rank | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Gote | Losing the initiative | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Hane | A move that attempts to surround an opponent's stone diagonally | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Joseki | Standard variation in the corner | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Ko | The rule that prohibits repetition of moves in Go | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Komi | Compensation given to white for playing second | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Kyu | Class, ranks below expert dan level | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Miai | Existence of 2 moves, so that if one player plays one, the other player can take the other | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Moyo | Framework, a large area that can potentially become territory | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Nigiri | Procedure to decide which player has black | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Ponnuki | Diamond shape that is created after four stones capture one | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Sabaki | Light, flexible play | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Seki | Mutual life, life without two eyes | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Sente | Initiative, maintaining initiative | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Tenuki | Play elsewhere, not responding locally | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Tesuji | A skillful move or technique | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Furikawari | Exchange | ⭐⭐ |
| Fuseki | Opening | ⭐⭐ |
| Goban | Go board | ⭐⭐ |
| Honinbo | One of the Four Houses in the Edo period. One of the main titles in Go | ⭐⭐ |
| Honte | Proper move | ⭐⭐ |
| Hoshi | 4-4 point, star point | ⭐⭐ |
| Insei | Someone studying to become a professional player | ⭐⭐ |
| Keima (kogeima) | Knight's move | ⭐⭐ |
| Kifu | Game record | ⭐⭐ |
| Komoku | 3-4 point | ⭐⭐ |
| Kosumi | Diagonal move | ⭐⭐ |
| Nakade | A move inside an opponent's large eye that prevents the opponent from making two eyes | ⭐⭐ |
| Nobi | Stretch, a solid extension | ⭐⭐ |
| Nozoki | Peep, threat to push through | ⭐⭐ |
| Oogeima | Large knight's move | ⭐⭐ |
| Rengo | Pair Go | ⭐⭐ |
| Sagari | Descent towards the edge of the board | ⭐⭐ |
| San san | 3-3 point | ⭐⭐ |
| Semeai | Capturing race, mutual attack | ⭐⭐ |
| Shimari | Corner enclosure | ⭐⭐ |
| Tengen | The center point of the Go board. Also one of the main Japanese Go titles | ⭐⭐ |
| Tsumego | Go problems | ⭐⭐ |
| Yose | Endgame | ⭐⭐ |
| Aji Keshi | A move that destroys aji, thus reducing possibilities | ⭐ |
| Boshi | Cap, capping move | ⭐ |
| Chuban | Middle game | ⭐ |
| Dame | Liberties, adjacent empty intersections of a stone or stones | ⭐ |
| Damezumari | Shortage of liberties | ⭐ |
| Geta | Net | ⭐ |
| Hamete | Trick play, a trap in joseki | ⭐ |
| Hasami | Pincer, attacking a corner approach from the outside | ⭐ |
| Hiraki | Extension | ⭐ |
| Ikken tobi | One-space jump, one-point jump | ⭐ |
| Ishi no shita | Under the stones technique | ⭐ |
| Jigo | A drawn game | ⭐ |
| Kakari | Corner approach | ⭐ |
| Kikashi | Forcing move | ⭐ |
| Kiri | Cut | ⭐ |
| Meijin | The master of Go, name of an important title | ⭐ |
| Moku | Point | ⭐ |
| Nihon Ki-in | Japanese Go Association | ⭐ |
| Semedori | Forced capture, a situation where a player will have to capture a group of stones when the opponent fills outside liberties | ⭐ |
| Shicho | Ladder | ⭐ |
| Suji | Line of play | ⭐ |
| Tobi | Jump (usually one-space jump) | ⭐ |
| Tsuke | Attachment, a move that is played next to a stone of the opponent | ⭐ |
| Warikomi | Wedge, playing a stone between two of the opponent's stones | ⭐ |
| Akisankaku | Empty triangle, usually a bad shape in the form of a triangle | |
| Amarigatachi | Bad shape after a failed attack | |
| Ate | A move that puts opponent's stone(s) in atari | |
| Atsumi | Thickness | |
| Butsukari or Tsukiatari | Bump into an opponent's stone | |
| Chosei | Eternal life | |
| Daidaigeima | Very large knight's move | |
| Degiri | Push and cut | |
| Go-kaisho | Go club | |
| Godokoro | Go Minister | |
| Goishi | Go stones | |
| Gokaku | Even result | |
| Goke | Go bowls for storing stones | |
| Guzumi | Bad-looking shape that is good in context | |
| Gyaku komi | Reverse komi | |
| Gyaku sente | Reverse sente | |
| Hanami ko | Flower viewing ko, picnic ko, a ko that is easy for one side but risky for the other | |
| Hanmoku | Half a point | |
| Hasami tsuke | Clamp, attachment on the opposite side of an enemy stone | |
| Hayago | Quickplay Go | |
| Hazama (tobi) | Diagonal jump, elephant's jump | |
| Hiki | Pulling back | |
| Horikomi | Throw-in, a sacrifice technique | |
| Ichigomasu | Carpenter's square, a complex life and death shape in the corner | |
| Igo | Go, the original Japanese name of the game | |
| Ji | Territory | |
| Josen | Handicap where one of the players takes black in every game, essentially one stone handicap | |
| Jubango | Ten-game match | |
| Judan | "Ten dan", one of the main Japanese titles in Go | |
| Kadoban | A game that could lose the series for one of the opponents OR a game which if lost will require taking a bigger handicap | |
| Kaketsugi | Hanging connection, tiger's mouth shape | |
| Kansai Ki-in | | |
| Katatsuki | Shoulder hit, playing diagonally over an opponent's stone | |
| Keima Kakari | A knight's approach move to a corner stone | |
| Keima Shimari | Protecting a corner with a knight's move | |
| Keshi | Reduction, erasure | |
| Ki | Go, chess | |
| Kiai | Fighting spirit | |
| Kido | The way of Go | |
| Kirichigai | Cross-cut | |
| kisei | Go sage, name of a Go title | |
| Korigatachi | Overconcentrated shape | |
| Koudate | Ko threat | |
| Kuro (Kuroi) | Black | |
| Magari | Bend, turn | |
| Me ari me nashi | Eye vs no eye capturing race | |
| Mokuhazushi | 5-3 point | |
| Myoushu | Brilliant, extraordinary move | |
| Nadare | Avalanche, the name of a famous complex joseki | |
| Nidan-bane | Double hane | |
| Nigan | Two eyes | |
| Niken Tobi | Two-space jump | |
| Nirensei | Two star points opening | |
| Nuki | Capture | |
| Oiotoshi | Connect and die, a situation when connecting doesn't save the stones | |
| Oki | Placement tesuji, playing inside the opponent's group | |
| Ooba | Big point | |
| Oogeima-gakari | Corner approach with a large knight's move | |
| Oogeima-shimari, oogeima-jimari | Corner enclosure with a large knight's move | |
| Oomoyo | Big moyo, big framework | |
| Oozaru | Monkey jump, a large knight's move from the second line to the first | |
| Osae | Block | |
| Oshi | Push | |
| Oshitsubushi | Squashing push, atari after which connecting is forbidden because of the suicide rule | |
| Ouza | One of the major Japanese Go titles | |
| Ryou-atari | Double atari | |
| Ryou-gakari | Double kakari, double corner approach | |
| Ryousente | Double sente | |
| Sanrensei | Three star points opening | |
| Sen-ai-sen | Handicap of taking black in two games out of three | |
| Shibori | Squeeze tesuji | |
| Shikatsu | Life and death | |
| Shin Fuseki | New Fuseki, exploration of new opening strategies in the mid-1930s in Japan | |
| Shinogi | Technique of making life within your opponent's sphere of influence | |
| Shiro (Shiroi) | White | |
| Shodan | 1 dan rank | |
| Shudan | Hand talk, a metaphorical name of Go | |
| Suberi | Slide, a play on the second line coming from the third line | |
| Sumi | Corner | |
| Susoaki | Open skirt, an opening at one side of one's territory | |
| Sute-ishi | Stone sacrifice | |
| Tagaisen | Playing even, alternating black and white | |
| Taisha | Large slant, a notoriously difficult joseki that supposedly has 1000 variations | |
| Takamoku | 5-4 point | |
| Tedomari | The last play at one of the game stages | |
| Tewari | A way of analysis of stone efficiency by means of changing the order of moves | |
| Tsugi | Connection | |
| Uchikomi | Invasion | |
| Uchisugi | Overplay | |
| Utte-gaeshi | Snapback | |
| Wariuchi | A splitting invasion that leaves the possibility to extend to both sides | |
| Watari | Connection near the edge | |
| Yosu-mi | Probe, a move that helps one discover opponent's plans | |
| Zokusuji | Crude, vulgar move | |
