noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verbintransitive verb escaleras;escalones

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone ladder

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone stairs

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verbintransitive verb word usually written using kana alone going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) rare term ladder

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) rare term stairs

expressions (phrasesIchidan verb idiomatic expression to be left lonely at the top;to be left high and dry by one's friends;to be abandoned by one's supporters;to have the rug pulled from under one;to have the ladder pulled out from under one