間まが持もてない

expression

not know what to do with one's time; feel awkward with spare time

Describes the uncomfortable feeling of having free time but not knowing how to fill it, often in social situations where silence or inactivity feels awkward.

• 待まち合あわせの相あい手てが遅おくれて、間まが持もてなかった。

  The person I was meeting was late, and I didn't know what to do with myself while waiting.

• 初しょ対たい面めんの人ひとと二人ふたりきりだと、どうしても間まが持もてない。

  When I'm alone with someone I've just met, I can't help but feel awkward with the silence.