貯まる

たまる【貯まる・溜まる】

〔集まる， ふえる；滞る〕

**collect

|自|(水・ほこりなどが)たまる《◆ gather と交換可能》

gather

|自|たまる， かたまる

Tears gathered in his eyes. 彼の目に涙がたまった

accumulate

|自|《正式》(物などが)たまる; (金が)たまる

Dust accumulated in the attic. 屋根裏にほこりがたまっていた

pile up

［自］積み重なる

His work ［debt］ kept piling up. 彼の仕事［借金］がどんどんたまり続けた.

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たまる【貯まる】

be saved up.

●金が貯まる方法 a way [method] to save up money.

●毎月積み立てて 100 万円貯まった. By putting [setting] aside some money every month, I saved up one million yen.

・600 万円貯まったらマンションの頭金にしよう. When we've saved up six million yen, let's use it as a down payment on a condominium [《米》 an apartment, 《英》 a flat].

・君は高給取りだからずいぶん貯まったでしょう. With the big salary you're getting I suppose you've saved up quite a bit.

・お宅は皆さんお勤めだから貯まる一方でしょう. With everyone in your family working I suppose your bank account just keeps growing [you've got more money than you know what to do with].

・金が思うように貯まらない. I can't save as much as I want to.