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一歩 いっぽ

  1. (a) step; one step
  2. level; stage; step
  3. small amount; small degree

一歩ずつ いっぽずつ

  1. one step at a time; stepwise

一歩も引かない いっぽもひかない

  1. not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

一歩を踏み出す いっぽをふみだす

  1. to step forward; to take a step forward
  2. to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

一歩一歩 いっぽいっぽ

  1. by degrees; step by step

一歩下がる いっぽさがる

  1. to take a step backward
  2. to distance oneself (from); to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to take a back seat
  3. to behave humbly
  4. to budge (a little); to make one concession

一歩先 いっぽさき

  1. one step ahead

一歩前進 いっぽぜんしん

  1. (a) step forward

一歩引く いっぽひく

  1. to back up; to retreat a step; to take a step backward

一歩手前 いっぽてまえ

  1. just this side of; on the brink; one step short of
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