踏

Usu. in the negative

to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)

following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing

determination; decision

to trample flat; to beat a path

Idiomatic expression

having one misfortune after another; insult to injury

to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)

to trample; to crush underfoot

place to stand

to stamp out (a fire)

to trample to death; to kill underfoot

Historical term

fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample

allegiance test; loyalty test

foot-operated bellows; foot bellows

Also written 鑪

traditional Japanese clay furnace for smelting iron (operated with large foot bellows); Tatara furnace

to step on (something) and break it

survey; exploration; field investigation

to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to stamp through

to walk (all the way) across; to traverse (on foot); to travel through; to hike across

to hold out (against); to hold one's ground; to stand firm; to endure

board (across a ditch, etc.)

step; tread; footboard; running board

pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle

stepping stone

to lose one's way; to go astray

step; (flight of) stairs

to tramp; to hike

Sumo

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

to misstep; to stray