[敲门砖 / 敲門磚, qiāo mén zhuān, ㄑㄧㄠ ㄇㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄢ]lit. a brick as a door knocker (成语 saw); fig. a temporary expedient; to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune#54518[Add to Longdo]
[しんしゅつ, shinshutsu](n, vs) advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging; (P)#1838[Add to Longdo]
[ふみきり, fumikiri](n) (1) railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing; (2) starting line; scratch; (3) determination; (4) stepping over the edge of the ring (in sumo); (P)#9633[Add to Longdo]
[ぶらさがり, burasagari](n) (1) (id) cornering someone by lying in wait, e.g. for an unexpected interview or photograph; doorstepping; (adj-f) (2) hanging; dangling[Add to Longdo]
[ふみやぶる, fumiyaburu](v5r, vt) (1) to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to stamp through; (v5r) (2) (See 踏破・とうは・1) to walk across; to travel on foot[Add to Longdo]