踏み締める

ふみしめる
to step firmly
to harden by treading

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ふみしめる【踏み締める】

step firmly [cautiously].

●大地を踏み締めて立つ stand firm(ly) on the ground

・一歩一歩踏み締めて進む work one's way step by step; go forward with steady steps; step forward with caution.