noun (common) (futsuumeishi)word usually written using kana aloneidiomatic expression
1.
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)word usually written using kana alonehistorical term
2.
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"; itachi-gokko