目めに涙なみだがたまる

Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-ru)

tears gather in one's eyes; tears well up

Describes the moment when tears begin to form and pool in the eyes, often before crying.

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As I listened to her story, tears began to gather in my eyes.

目めに涙なみだがたまる
Standard kana-mixed spelling; たまる is usually written in kana for this expression.
目めに涙なみだが溜たまる
Kanji spelling 溜まる is also used, but kana is more common for this phrase.

涙なみだが出でる
涙が出る means tears actually flow out, while 目に涙がたまる focuses on tears pooling in the eyes before falling.
涙なみだぐむ
涙ぐむ is a single verb meaning 'to be on the verge of tears', often used for emotional moments; 目に涙がたまる is a more descriptive phrase.

A common Japanese phrase composed of 目 (eye) + に (particle) + 涙 (tears) + が (subject marker) + たまる (to accumulate). The verb たまる is native Japanese.