to stay somewhere doing nothing while waiting for something
何かを待ちながら、何もせずにその場にいること (nanika wo machinagara, nanimo sezu ni sono ba ni iru koto)
"I had to wait around for hours before the meeting started."
"ミーティングが始まる前に何時間も待たなければならなかった。" (miitingu ga hajimaru mae ni nanjikan mo matanakereba naranakatta)
to share personal feelings or problems with someone you trus...
to attend briefly or informally
to discover or notice something that brings appreciation or...
to submit a story right at the required time
to make a copy of data to prevent loss
to resolve small problems or disagreements