白はく紙し状じょう態たい

noun

blank slate; tabula rasa

Used for a situation, mind, or plan that is completely fresh, without any preconceptions or prior content. Often appears in phrases like 白紙状態に戻す (return to a blank slate).

• 交こう渉しょうは白はく紙し状じょう態たいに戻もどった。

  The negotiations went back to square one.

• 新あたらしいプロジェクトはまだ白はく紙し状じょう態たいだ。

  The new project is still a blank slate.