(n) the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail, Example:the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men; she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one
[しきりなおし, shikirinaoshi] (n) (1) getting poised again for charging (sumo); toeing the mark again; (2) starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
[おこらせる(P);いからせる, okoraseru (P); ikaraseru] (v1) (1) to anger someone; to provoke; to offend someone; to make somebody's hackles rise; (2) (いからせる only) to square one's shoulders; (P)