Illustration: In the service courtyard of a Japanese house, rainwater drips from a leaking gutter into an old basin left beneath it. A substantial pool has already formed, and another drop lands among expanding ripples near the rising waterline. Fallen leaves float together against one side.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

たまる

tamaru

to accumulate, to build up

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょの目めに涙なみだがたまった。

    Tears gathered in her eyes.

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  2. 屋根裏やねうらにほこりがたまっていた。

    Dust had accumulated in the attic.

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  3. ストレスがたまってきたよ。

    I’m feeling stressed.

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