溜ため涙なみだ

noun

pent-up tears

Archaic noun for tears that have been held back or accumulated. Rarely used in modern Japanese; mainly encountered in classical literature or historical contexts.

• 古こ典てんの一いっ節せつに「溜ため涙なみだをこぼす」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In a passage of classical literature, the expression 'shedding pent-up tears' can be found.