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being at cross-purposes from the start

to bungle up the order

crossing paths without meeting

to miss (meeting) each other

slip of the tongue

mistaken identity

setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period)

improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman)

misunderstanding

overruling referee's decision of bout outcome

crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road)

to splash