Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1. to step on; to tread on; to trample on
踏んで壊したら怒るよ?I'll get mad if you step on it and break it, you know?
2. to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit
二度とこの地を踏むことはないだろう。I will probably never set foot here again.
3. to experience; to undergo
4. to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete
そういうことはちゃんと段階を踏んでください!Please make sure to go through the proper steps for such things!
5. to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise
いつかはここへ来る、とは踏んでたからな。After all, I figured you'd come here sooner or later.
6. to rhyme
7. to succeed to (e.g. the throne)