足踏み

あしぶみ

stepping, stamping, marking time (for a soldier)

踏み出す

ふみだす

to step forward, to step forth, to advance

一歩を踏み出す

いっぽをふみだす

to step forward; to take a step forward

足を踏み入れる

あしをふみいれる

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

踏み出し

ふみだし

rear step out

足踏み状態

あしぶみじょうたい

standstill

道を踏み外す

みちをふみはずす

to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad

二の足を踏む

にのあしをふむ

to hesitate, to think twice, to shy or flinch

無駄足を踏む

むだあしをふむ

to go on a fool's errand, to go in vain

出足

であし

constant forward movement

踏み消す

ふみけす

to stamp out (a fire)

踏み外す

ふみはずす

to miss one's footing

踏み潰す

ふみつぶす

to trample, to crush underfoot

踏み倒す

ふみたおす

to trample underfoot, to kick down

踏み越す

to step out of the ring; to put one's foot outside the ring

踏み殺す

ふみころす

to trample to death, to kill underfoot

借金を踏み倒す

しゃっきんをふみたおす

to default on one's debt

用を足す

ようをたす

to take care of some business, to go on an errand

足を崩す

あしをくずす

to sit cross-legged, to sit at ease