Nounstage; step; phase · level; rank; grade; gradation · order

Nounparagraph · end; stopping place; conclusion

Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particlegradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasingly · steps; stairs; staircase; terrace

Noun, Suru verbprogramme; program; plans; arrangements

Noun(corrugated) cardboard · cardboard box; carton

Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Nounwildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; a world apart; far better · of different heights; uneven

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise

Noundifference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.) · difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps; bump (in road)

Nounterrace; bench (in geography)

Nounmusical (dramatic) piece in several acts; type of koto solo; lively type of shamisen song

Nounbroadsword; sword

Nounlarge cloth sack · baggy trousers (worn in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods by samurai while practising)

Noundan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt

Nouncurtain with horizontal stripes

Noun or verb acting prenominallyinterstage; inter-section · column space

Nounstair nosing; nosing · aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose

Nounraised path leading to a shrine

Nounpotbelly; beer belly

Noundan-ranked go player

Nounbluebeard (Caryopteris incana); blue spiraea

Nounterraced fields; terraced farm

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'multicolumn layout; column setting

Nounranking system based on dan and kyu (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors · unevenness

Nouncorrugated plastic; corriboard; corflute

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto schedule; to plan; to arrange

Nounmulti-colored stripes

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' endingto get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)

Suffixgraded on N steps; scored out of N

Nouncase shift

Nounranking system based on dan and kyu (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Suru verbleaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)

Nounpilcrow; paragraph mark; paragraph sign

Noun, Suru verbstaging (e.g. medical treatment); phasing

NounDantani Corporation

Nounfireweed (Erechtites hieracifolia); burnweed; pilewort

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' endingto take steps; to follow the steps (of a procedure)

Noun(gymnastics) uneven parallel bars

Nounstepwise refinement

Nounnotches; serration; indentation; jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images) · notched; serrated; jagged; corrugated; milled

Nountrousers; pants

Nounvariable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; for haori: at least 7.27 m in length; for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length · 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres) · six ken (10.91 m)

Nounstairs · stairs at the front of a noh stage

Nounproduction per tan

Nounfabric; cloth; textiles; drapery; dry-goods; piece goods · measure of kimono material

Nounacreage; land area · marking off fields in units of tan

Noununit of land area (approx. one-tenth hectare)

Nouncotton carpet; jute rug

Nouncardboard box; carton; corrugated box