無段階

むだんかい

stepless; continuous

無段者

むだんしゃ

person who has not attained a dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)

無段変速機

むだんへんそくき

continuously variable transmission; CVT

無理算段

むりさんだん

scraping together (a sum of money), raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit

ペンローズの無限階段

ペンローズのむげんかいだん

penrose's stairs

段

だん

step, stair, (flight of) steps, (row of) stitches, columns (of print)

末段

まつだん

final paragraph, final paragraphs, the end of a story of block of text

段差

だんさ

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.)

下段

げだん かだん

lower tier, lower step, lower column, lower berth, bottom shelf

五段

ごだん

Japanese verb group

段物

だんもの

musical (dramatic) piece in several acts, type of koto solo, lively type of shamisen song

段袋

だんぶくろ

large cloth sack

数段

すうだん

several (levels, floors)

前段

ぜんだん

preceding paragraph, first part

段々

だんだん

gradually, by degrees

後段

こうだん

latter or second part

全段

ぜんだん

the whole page

普段

ふだん

usual, habitual, ordinary, everyday, always

一段

いちだん

more, much more, still more, all the more