溜める (Tameru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to amass, to accumulate, to store, to leave unpaid”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto amass; to accumulate; to store
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto leave unpaid
Examples
彼女は目に涙を溜めていた。
Her eyes were filled with tears.
私は仕事をたいぶためてしまった。
I still have a lot of work to do.
彼は海外旅行のため金を溜めている。
He is saving money for a trip abroad.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).