adverb taking the 'to' particle, adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Most commonly used as 一段と before an adjective, verb, or adjectival expression to show a noticeable increase in degree. 一段の can also mean further or greater in somewhat formal phrasing.
今年の冬は去年より一段と寒い。
This winter is even colder than last year.
Her acting improved even more over the past year.
Refers to a single step, rung, grade, rank, or level, either literally on stairs or figuratively in ability, class, quality, or status.
After going up one step on the stairs, I turned around.
He moved up to a class one level higher.
Used as a unit of written text or a passage; 段落 is often the clearer everyday word for 'paragraph,' but 一段 can refer to one such section.
Please read the last paragraph of this text once more.
She has become even more beautiful.
His reputation went up a notch.
The temperature dropped even further.
lower monograde conjugation; ichidan verbs ending in -eru
ichidan verb; ru-verb; vowel-stem verb
ichidan verb conjugation