溜まる

たまる

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate

JLPT N2 common word Also written 溜る

Meaning

v5rvi
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

Example sentences

水の淀む所には汚物が溜る。

Standing pools gather filth.
人は溜まれば溜まるほど欲しくなるものだ。

The more you have, the more you want.
どんなに焦っても庶務的な仕事がどんどん溜まってきて追いつかない。

No matter how much I rush it, miscellaneous work keeps piling up and I can't catch up with it.