スタートライン (sutaatorain) Japanese meaning | KotomoraThe athletes lined up at the starting line.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉に立つto stand at the starting line
The runners stood at the starting line waiting for the gun.
同じ〈場所〉に立つto be on the same starting footing (figurative: to start from equal conditions)
Everyone starts from the same point; the rest depends on effort.
〈場所〉に戻るto go back to square one
The plan failed, and we were back at square one.
