noun:

• ladder
• stairs

noun / ~する noun:

• going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping) ［はしご・ハシゴ］

adverb:

• anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

noun:

• reward; compensation; repayment; something done or given in return
• collateral; security
• turning to look behind

adjectival noun:

• rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; dense; strong Antonym: 淡泊
• very likely; highly possible
• passionate; hot

noun:

• portable shrine (carried in festivals) - esp. 神輿 ➜ お神輿
• palanquin ［みこし］ - esp. 御輿 - honorific language ➜ 輿
• buttocks; lower back; waist; hips ［みこし］ - esp. sitting down, getting up, etc. - usually written using kana alone ➜ みこしを据える【みこしをすえる】・腰

noun / ~する noun:

• coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other
• street traffic; highway

noun:

• reference; comparison; example
• inquiry; enquiry
• witness; being involved in a court case; deal

noun:

• interval; space; interstice; threshold
• valley; gorge; ravine
• loophole (in a wall); crenel; eyelet

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• in drops; dripping; trickling; streaming; flowing - onomatopoeia
• gently (sloping) - onomatopoeia
• sluggishly; endlessly; lengthily - onomatopoeia
• leisurely; idly; slowly; slovenly - onomatopoeia

noun:

• tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter - From Portuguese "tempero, temporas"

noun:

• jump; plunge; dive

noun / ~の noun:

• appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced; cropping up suddenly

noun / ~する noun:

• cast; mold; mould; casting; molding; moulding; compacting (e.g. in metallurgy) - esp. 成型
• forming; shaping; fashioning - esp. 成形

noun:

• bill; account
• very successful amateur wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division - Sumo term

adverb / ~の noun:

• reasonably; fairly; all right; moderate - onomatopoeia

adverb:

• hurriedly; in a rush; having barely finished - in the form もそこそこに - onomatopoeia

suffix:

• approximately; about; or so

noun:

• New Wave (esp. in cinema) - From French "Nouvelle Vague"

noun / ~する noun:

• going about immersed or absorbed; pacing back and forth meditatively; being deep in thought

adverb:

• anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

noun / ~の noun:

• in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; rushing headlong into - four character idiom
• one and only; unique

noun:

• blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to somebody else's fight

noun:

• gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row

noun:

• all-or-nothing gambler; power hitter (baseball); slugger; one hit wonder (e.g. in music)

noun:

• captured piece that can be reused - Shōgi term
• person or object held in reserve; available means

noun:

• crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

adjective:

• patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending ➜ 恩に着せる【おんにきせる】

noun:

• bloomers; 'safe' pants worn over normal underwear in sports - From English "under skirt"