| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n vs going around in circles | 堂々巡り news2 nf40 |
| gen. | n vs going around in circles | 堂々回り |
| gen. | n vs going around in circles | 堂堂回り |
| gen. | n vs going around in circles | 堂堂巡り |
| gen. | adv vs adv-to on-mim going around in circles | ぐるぐる ichi1 |
| gen. | going in circles | 空転 news1 nf19 (esp. argument, discussion, etc., kuten) |