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► 動詞
煮る  [(2)にる]    meaning:  boil  rank: 1
☆ 彼女を煮た ⇨ She boiled fish in broth  (☛ Boil in broth or with seasoning)

煮える  [にえる]    meaning:  cook  rank: 2
☆ が煮えた ⇨ The potatoes have been boiled, cooked

煮え立つ  [(3)にえたつ]    meaning:  boil  rank: 4
☆ 一度煮立ったら弱火にして五くらい煮込む ⇨ Once fully boiled, turn the heat down to low and cook about 5 minutes more

煮えたぎる  [(4)にえたぎる]    meaning:  boil  rank: 4
☆ 怒りが煮えたぎった ⇨ Anger boiled over inside me  (☛ Usually about anger)

煮えくり返る  [(5)にえくりかえる]  [腹が煮えくり返る]    meaning:  boil  rank: 4
☆ 怒りが煮えくり返った ⇨ My gut, blood, boiled with anger  (☛ Usually about anger)

煮え切る  [(3)にえきる]  [煮え切らない]    meaning:  decide  rank: 4
☆ はいつまでたっても煮え切らない ⇨ He just can’t make up his mind  (☛ Literally “get completely boiled”. Usually used in negative as 煮え切らない)

► 成句
煮る  [にる]  [煮るなり焼くなり]    meaning:  whatever  rank: 4
☆ 煮るなりくなり好きなようにすればい ⇨ Stew it or grill it, you can do whatever you want  (☛ A common phrase (used figuratively))