Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Orig. written as 不断

usual; normal; everyday; habitual; ordinary

Adverb (fukushi)

usually; normally; generally; habitually; always

stairs; stairway; staircase

means; way; measure

stage; step; phase

level; rank; grade; gradation

order

stairs

Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi); Adverb taking the 'to' particle

gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasingly

Common noun

steps; stairs; staircase; terrace

price; cost

trousers; pants

Common noun; Counter

step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps

Common noun; Counter

shelf; layer; tier

Common noun

grade; level; class

Common noun; Counter

dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank

Common noun

paragraph; passage

Common noun; Counter

column (of print)

Common noun; Counter

act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene

Common noun

row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table)

Common noun

stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation

Formal or literary term; Common noun; As ...の段

matter; occasion

Common noun; As ...どころの段ではない, ...という段じゃない, etc.

degree; extent

Counter

counter for breaks in written language or speech

Adverb taking the 'to' particle; Adverb (fukushi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Usu. 〜と

even more; still more; much more; further

Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)

one step; one rung; one level; one grade; one rank

Common noun

one paragraph; one passage

Abbreviation; Common noun; Grammar

ichidan (verb, verb conjugation)

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually