一歩, 1歩, いっぽ
Adverb
1. (a) step, one step
2. level, stage, step
3. small degree, small amount
両者は解決に向かって一歩踏み出した。
の, 乃
Particle, orig. written 乃 or 之
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
See が・1
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
at sentence-end; falling tone
4. indicates a confident conclusion
Female term or language, at sentence-end
5. indicates emotional emphasis
ところで, 所で
Conjunction
1. by the way, incidentally, well, now
Particle, after the plain past form of a verb
2. even if, no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
ぶつくさ言ったところでしょうがない。