YOU SAID:
I have been holding back tears
INTO JAPANESE
涙を抑えてきた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have suppressed tears
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涙を抑えました
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I suppressed my tears
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涙を抑えた
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Suppressed tears
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抑制された涙
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Suppressed tears
That didn't even make that much sense in English.