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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.
毎朝昆布でだしを取っている。
I make dashi from kelp every morning.
料理には出しが不可欠だ。
Dashi is indispensable for cooking.