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“Becoming pent-up” in Japanese

Short answer
内攻 naikou ないこー

Becoming pent-up in Japanese is “内攻” (naikou). Full meaning: retrocession, (disease) settling in the internal organs; becoming pent-up (of emotions), accumulation (of anger, frustration, etc.), internalization.

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