noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone idiomatic expression going round in circles;game of cat and mouse;pointless and repetitive back-and-forth

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone historical term itachi-gokko;Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"