段

step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps

shelf; layer; tier

grade; level; class

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

paragraph; passage

column (of print)

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

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

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

matter; occasion

as ...の段

degree; extent

as ...どころの段ではない, ...という段じゃない, etc.

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