JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
煮える
To be cooked, boiled, or seethe.
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1 Ichidan Verb (intransitive)
To be cooked (by boiling)
Describes ingredients becoming sufficiently cooked, tender, or flavored through the process of boiling or stewing.
Example
じゃがいも が よく 煮える まで 、 しばらく 待ちます 。
I'll wait a bit until the potatoes are well-cooked.
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2 Ichidan Verb (intransitive)
To boil with anger
A metaphorical expression describing intense, internal anger or frustration that feels like it is physically bubbling up.
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