いく となく
ikudoto naku

Adverb

1. on countless occasions; many a time

いくどとなくおのを めては、きまって、また、ほりかえす。永遠 えうえん平和 へいわがやってくる気配 けはいもない。
ikudoto naku onō umetewa kimatte mata horikaesu. ēenno hēwaga yattekuru kehaimo nai.
After countless burials of the hatchet, we always dig it up again. There doesn't seem to be any sign of an ever-lasting peace.