前轍を踏む

ぜんてつをふむ

to repeat the mistake of somebody, to make the same mistake as that of...

轍

わだち てつ

rut, wheel track, furrow

転轍

てんてつ うたてわだち

switching or shunting (of a rail car)

轍鮒

てっぷ

imminent danger, like a carp stuck in a puddle on the road

轍叉

てっさ わだちまた

railway frog

前車の轍を踏む

ぜんしゃのてつをふむ

to repeat the mistake of somebody, to make the same mistake as that of..., to follow the rut of the preceding cart

転轍手

てんてつしゅ

switchman, pointsman, rail transport worker who operated railway switches (points)

転轍機

てんてつき

switch (of a railroad), points (of a railway)

轍を踏む

てつをふむ

to repeat a mistake (of somebody), to make the same mistake as that of..., to follow the rut (left by someone else)

轍鮒の急

てっぷのきゅう

imminent danger, impending hardship

途轍もない

とてつもない

extravagant, absurd, unbelievable, preposterous, unreasonable

前

まえ ぜん

the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"), previous, one-time, former

前頭前野

ぜんとうぜんや

prefrontal cortex

前頭前皮質

ぜんとうぜんひしつ

prefrontal cortex

前房

ぜんぼう

anterior chamber (of the eyes)

前条

ぜんじょう

preceding article or entry

前線

ぜんせん

front line, forward area, action zone

敵前

てきぜん

in the presence of the enemy

承前

しょうぜん

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