徒然つれづれなるままに

expression

having nothing to do; at a loose end

A literary set phrase meaning to be idle or unoccupied, often with a reflective or poetic tone. Originates from the opening of the classic essay 徒然草 (Tsurezuregusa).

• 休きゅう日じつの午ご後ご、徒然つれづれなるままに散さん歩ぽに出でかけた。

  On a holiday afternoon, with nothing particular to do, I went out for a walk.

• 徒然つれづれなるままに、日にっ記きを書かくのも悪わるくない。

  It's not bad to write a diary when you have time on your hands.