一歩 means both a literal single step and figurative progress.
COMMON PATTERNS (Sense 1):
FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS (Sense 2):
- 第一歩: first step
- 一歩一歩: step by step
- 一歩先を行く: to be one step ahead
- 一歩手前: one step short of, on the verge of
Related words
- 二歩: two steps (also illegal move in shogi)
- 何歩: how many steps