位階[ikai] court rank
位階勲等[ikaikuntou] court rank and honors
一階[ikkai] one floor
音階[onkai] musical scale
下層階級[kasoukaikyuu] proletariat

階下[kaika] lower floor
階級[kaikyuu] (social) class
階級章[kaikyuushou] rank insignia
階級闘争[kaikyuutousou] class struggle

高が[takaga] it's only ... (something)
意気軒高[ikikenkou] in high spirits
異常高温[ijoukouon] abnormally high temperatures
一斉高[isseidaka] all-round (market) advance
雲高[unkou] height of clouds

円高[endaka] high-valued yen
価値高い[kachitakai] valuable
可能性が高い[kanouseigatakai] very likely
勘定高い[kanjoudakai] calculating
気高い[kedakai] sublime