going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
overestimation; overvaluing
timewasting; killing time
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be lacking in options; to be too few
digression; many divergences
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to call together; to convene
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick