Might as well start following. Gonna need to memorize all the phrases I can if I hope to make it over to Japan next year.

Thanks for this series all the same, I'm hoping it'll really help! ^-^

OH! Finally I can use another word that I learned to respond to this stuff.

...waste time?! もったいない！

..............right?

Oh, hope I don't sound rude here.

暇つぶし (himatsubushi) would be a synonym to this, and this is just based on my experience having spent many summers in Japan but people use himatsubushi more often than jikantsubushi.

OH! Finally I can use another word that I learned to respond to this stuff.

 

...waste time?! もったいない！

 

 

 

 

..............right?

はい！Wasting time is a waste! There's always something productive to do...well unless, you're asleep or relaxing, haha.

Oh, hope I don't sound rude here.

 

暇つぶし (himatsubushi) would be a synonym to this, and this is just based on my experience having spent many summers in Japan but people use himatsubushi more often than jikantsubushi.

Oh no, not at all!

I didn't know that. It's been duly noted! Thanks, Tsukuyomi-さん! ^-^