掃き溜め

はきだめ

rubbish heap, garbage dump

掃き溜めに鶴

はきだめにつる

a jewel in a dunghill

溜める

ためる

to amass, to accumulate, to store

書き溜める

to accumulate (writings, compositions, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (manuscripts, etc.)

描き溜める

かきためる

to accumulate (drawings, paintings, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (drawings, paintings, etc.)

家賃を溜める

やちんをためる

to let the rent fall into arrears

切手を溜める

きってをためる

to collect stamps

掃き集める

はきあつめる

to sweep up together

掃き清める

はききよめる

to sweep clean, to brush clean

溜め

ため

cesspool, sink, manure sink

掃き初め

はきぞめ

first house-cleaning of the year (on January 2); first sweeping

肥溜め

こえだめ

tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser), night soil vat or reservoir, cesspool

ゴミ溜め

ゴミため

garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite

溜め涙

pent-up tears

撮り溜める

とりだめる

to take photographs for later use, to shoot video for archiving

掃き掃除

はきそうじ

sweeping and cleaning

漁る

あさる すなどる いさる

to fish

溜飲を下げる

りゅういんをさげる

to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)

撮り溜め

とりだめ

video taping (and storing)