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 join with others to work or play together
to involve all members actively in a discussion or activity
to join someone in an online group or conversation
to verbally express gratitude to someone
to examine something more carefully or in detail
to cause prices or costs to increase