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► 名詞
  [ひま]  [暇を潰す]    meaning:  kill time  rank: 2
☆ 携帯ゲームをして暇をした ⇨ I played a game on my phone to kill time

  [ひま]    meaning:  time  rank: 2
☆ 今議論している暇はない ⇨ We don’t have time to argue now  (☛ Spare time that can be used for leisure)
☆ 最近運動する暇もない ⇨ I haven’t had time even to exercise lately  (☛ Spare time that can be used for leisure)
☆ 暇が出来たので子供遊園地れて行った ⇨ I got some spare time so I took my kids to an amusement park  (☛ Spare time that can be used for leisure)
☆ 暇を作っ温泉行った ⇨ I made some time and went to a hotspring resort  (☛ Spare time that can be used for leisure)

  [ひま]  [暇を見る]    meaning:  time  rank: 2
☆ 一度お暇をておしください ⇨ Please come visit us when you have time to spare

  [ひま]  [liter]    meaning:  leave  rank: 4
☆ 御暇を頂きたく ⇨ I would like a leave of absence  (☛ Today it is used for comical or dramatic effects)

► 形容動詞
  [ひま]    meaning:  idle  rank: 2
☆ の中暇な沢山いるもんだ ⇨ I am amazed that there are many people with too much time on their hands in this world
☆ 最近仕事が暇だ ⇨ The work has been idle lately
☆ はいつも暇そうにえる ⇨ He always seems to have a plenty of spare time


More examples:
  • しすぎてまる暇がない ⇨ I’m too busy I don’t have time to ease my mind
  • 今週休暇を取っている ⇨ He is taking vacations this week
  • 相手なんかしている暇はない ⇨ I don’t have time to deal with someone like you
  • しくて一息つく暇もない ⇨ I am so busy I don’t even have time to take one breath
  • し暇ができた ⇨ Some spare time has occured to me. I got some spare time
  • 御暇を頂きたく ⇨ I would like to have a vacation
  • 休暇中はいだりハイキングをしてしんだ ⇨ During the vacation we had fun swimming in the lake and doing some hike
  • 家族で休暇をしくごした ⇨ We spent a fun family holiday
  • 戦場では休息する暇はない ⇨ There is no time to rest at battlefields
  • 女房付き合わされたが、暇がれてかった ⇨ I had to go with my wife’s shopping, but it was an OK way to kill time
  • 暇潰しにテトリスをした ⇨ I played Tetris to kill time
  • 休暇はあちこちくよりも、ゆったりとごしたい ⇨ I want to spend my vacation relaxed rather than going all over the places
  • 休暇はいい充電になった ⇨ The vacation was a good recharging
  • 有給休暇 ⇨ Paid vacation
  • それでなくてもしいのにそんなしてる暇無いよ ⇨ I’m already very busy, so I don’t have time to do something like that