to become so involved in something that you cannot make progress
何かに巻き込まれ、進展できなくなる (nanika ni makikomarere, shinten dekinakunaru)
"I got bogged down in paperwork and missed the meeting."
"私は書類仕事で巻き込まれ、会議に遅れました。" (Watashi wa shorui shigoto de makikomare, kaigi ni okuremashita.)
to wait calmly for a good opportunity
to talk repeatedly about someone’s good qualities
to improve relationships or understanding between groups
to assemble or create something by organizing parts
to spend more money than was planned
to respond to a message or email
