Starting bar (Steam Eng.), a hand lever for working the valves in starting an engine. -- Starting hole, a loophole; evasion. [ Obs. ] -- Starting point, the point from which motion begins, or from which anything starts. -- Starting post, a post, stake, barrier, or place from which competitors in a race start, or begin the race. [ 1913 Webster ]
[せんぱつ, senpatsu] (n, vs, adj-no) (1) forerunner; advance party; going on ahead; (2) being in a (team sports) match or game from the start; starting; (P)#3391
[むこう, mukou] (n) (1) opposite side; other side; opposite direction; (2) over there; that way; far away; beyond; (3) the other party; the other person; (4) future (starting now); (P)#8971
[ふみきり, fumikiri] (n) (1) railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing; (2) starting line; scratch; (3) determination; (4) stepping over the edge of the ring (in sumo); (P)#9633