usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
stairs; stairway; staircase
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
programme; program; plans; arrangements
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
third stage; three stages
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
means of transportation; transport service
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
preliminary step; first step
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
under the staircase; understairs
former name for makushita division
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
a cut above; one step above
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
stairwell; stair hall; staircase
experimental stage; experimental phase
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
preceding paragraph; first part
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
multicolumn layout; column setting
means of transportation; means of transport
means of labor; means of labour
by any means, fair or foul
means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
terraced fields; terraced farm
graded on N steps; scored out of N
to try everything; to leave no stone unturned
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
triple jump; hop, step and jump
alternative means (alternate); alternative method
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
terrace; bench (in geography)
planning stage; planning stages
triple; three-way; threefold
logical paragraph (as opposed to a formal paragraph); segment of text expressing a single meaning
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"
to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)
scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit
formal paragraph (in opposition to a logical paragraph); paragraph as defined by its formal elements (e.g. line break and initial indentation)
final paragraph; final paragraphs; the end of a story of block of text
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
stair nosing; nosing; aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
curtain with horizontal stripes
the whole page; the entire column
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
chest of drawers that also function as stairs
three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)
to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)
raised path leading to a shrine
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation)
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "u"
jonidan (second lowest) division
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e"
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
reaching senior rank (go, shogi, etc.)
yodan verb conjugation; verb conjugation of classical Japanese
two-factor authentication
(gymnastics) uneven parallel bars
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs
all stages; every level; entire sequence
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "a"
managing to find a way (to raise money, make ends meet, etc.); contriving
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
coercive (high-handed) measure; strong-arm method
means of cajolement (trickery)
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "o"
musical (dramatic) piece in several acts; type of koto solo; lively type of shamisen song
one's usual practice; one's old trick; one's usual modus operandi; the same old tactic
godan verb; type 1 verb; consonant-stem verb; u-verb
pilcrow; paragraph mark; paragraph sign
interstage; inter-section; column space
large cloth sack; baggy trousers (worn in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods by samurai while practising)
conventional means; usual means
ichidan verb; type 2 verb; vowel-stem verb; ru-verb
ruse; trick; deception tactics
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)
twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities
referee officiating the third lowest sumo division
continuously variable transmission; CVT
referee officiating the second lowest division
super multi-shift (a kanji input method)
corbie-step; corbel gable; crowsteps
(Chinese) jump rope; jumping over a fixed elastic rope
rokudan (name of a koto composition)
nine-dash line (demarcation line of China's territorial claims in the South China sea); nine-dotted line
stairlift; (home) chair lift
ranking system based on dan and kyū (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
ranking system based on dan and kyū (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
fireweed (Erechtites hieracifolia); burnweed; pilewort
corrugated plastic; corriboard; corflute
corrugated plastic; corriboard; corflute
corrugated plastic; corriboard; corflute