軸じく足あし

noun

pivot foot

In sports such as basketball or baseball, the foot that stays in place while the other moves.

• バスケットボールでは、軸じく足あしを動うごかすとトラベリングになる。

  In basketball, moving your pivot foot results in a traveling violation.

noun

emphasis; priority; focus

Figurative use: the central point or main basis of an argument, policy, or activity. Often used in phrases like 軸足を置く (to place emphasis on).

• 政せい府ふは経けい済ざい対たい策さくに軸じく足あしを置おいている。