踏む【ふむ】
to step on, to tread on, to trample on, to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil), to stand on, to visit, to experience, to undergo, to follow (rules, principles, etc.), to go through (e.g. formalities), to complete, to estimate, to guess, to judge, to value, to appraise, to rhyme, to succeed to (e.g. the throne)
踏切【ふみきり】
railway crossing, railroad crossing, train crossing, level crossing, starting line, scratch, determination, stepping over the edge of the ring
舞踏【ぶとう】
dance (esp. Western style), dancing
足踏み【あしぶみ】
stepping (in place), stamping (up and down), stomping, marking time (for a soldier), standstill, stalemate
踏ん張る【ふんばる】
to brace one's legs, to stand firm, to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground), to hold out, to persist, to make an effort, to exert oneself
雑踏【ざっとう】
hustle and bustle, throng, crowd, congestion, traffic jam
踏み切る【ふみきる】
to take off, to jump, to leap, to take the plunge, to decide, to embark on, to venture into, to launch out into, to step out of the ring
踏み込む【ふみこむ】
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory), to break into, to raid, to come to grips with, to get to the core of
踏まえる【ふまえる】
to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in, to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on
踏み絵【ふみえ】
fumi-e, fumie, tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample, allegiance test, loyalty test
踏み入れる【ふみいれる】
to walk in on, to tread upon
踏み込み【ふみこみ】
dealing fully (with), going into (issue, etc.), stepping into, breaking or rushing into, alcove
踏み台【ふみだい】
stool (stood on to reach high objects), small stepladder, stepping stone
瀬踏み【せぶみ】
sounding out, measuring the depths (of a river)
未踏峰【みとうほう】
unclimbed mountain
踏破【とうは】
travelling (the full distance) on foot, travelling (all the way) across, travelling through, hiking across, traversing, travelling all over (e.g. a country), visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
踏襲【とうしゅう】
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.), continuing with, sticking to, observing
踏み出す【ふみだす】
to step forward, to step forth, to advance, to start, to embark on, to set forth on, to take steps toward
