| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | catch someone off his guard by setting traps | 寝首を掻く |
| gen. | catch someone off his guard by setting traps | 寝首をかく |
| gen. | n vs setting off | 旅立ち news2 nf27 (on a trip) |
| tech. | setting off | セッティング•オフ |
| gen. | n setting off | 立ち news1 nf11 |
| obs. | n 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 | 方違い (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction a common practice during the Heian period) |
| obs. | n 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 | 方違え (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction a common practice during the Heian period) |