usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
stairs; stairway; staircase
means; way; method; measure
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
programme; program; plans; arrangements
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); 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
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
emergency staircase; fire escape
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
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; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
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 dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
preliminary step; first step
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to take measures; to take steps
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
under the staircase; understairs
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
a cut above; one step above
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
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
holder of a dan rank; dan player (in go or shogi); black belt (in martial arts)
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
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
means of transportation; means of transport
by any means, fair or foul
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication
means of labor; means of labour
graded on N steps; scored out of N
terraced fields; terraced farm
to schedule; to plan; to arrange
to try everything; to leave no stone unturned
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
trigrade conjugation (of the classical verbs "su" and "ku"); conjugation in which the stem vowel alternates between "i", "u" and "o"
alternative means (alternate); alternative method
triple jump; hop, step and jump
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
planning stage; planning stages
triple; three-way; threefold
terrace; bench (in geography)
logical paragraph (as opposed to a formal paragraph); segment of text expressing a single meaning
multicolumn layout; column setting
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)
holding a dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
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
curtain with horizontal stripes
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
stair nosing; nosing; aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
the whole page; the entire column
fire escape (staircase); emergency stairs
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
chest of drawers that also function as stairs
instrumental (activities, behavior, etc.)
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)
staging (e.g. medical treatment); phasing
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
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
all stages; every level; entire sequence
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e"
becoming a dan holder (in judo, shogi, go, etc.); attaining 1st dan
yodan verb conjugation; verb conjugation of classical Japanese
having no dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); unranked; stepless; continuous
managing to find a way (to raise money, make ends meet, etc.); contriving
two-factor authentication
(gymnastics) uneven parallel bars
conjugation of nidan verbs
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "a"
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"
one's usual practice; one's old trick; one's usual modus operandi; the same old tactic
ruse; trick; deception tactics
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)
musical (dramatic) piece in several acts; type of koto solo; lively type of shamisen song
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)
ichidan verb; type 2 verb; vowel-stem verb; ru-verb
conventional means; usual means
person who has not attained a dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
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
outdoor stairs; external stairway
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 kyu (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
ranking system based on dan and kyu (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
fireweed (Erechtites hieracifolia); burnweed; pilewort
corrugated plastic; corriboard; corflute
corrugated plastic; corriboard; corflute
corrugated plastic; corriboard; corflute
bluebeard (Caryopteris incana); blue spiraea