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dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man
出しをしっかり取る。
I make dashi thoroughly.
料理には出しが不可欠だ。
Dashi is indispensable for cooking.
この料理の出しは最高に美味しい。
The dashi in this dish is incredibly delicious.