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