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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yòng yuánliào lái...",
"sense": "from raw ingredients",
"word": "用原料来..."
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "from raw ingredients",
"word": "vanaf het begin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "from raw ingredients",
"word": "raaka-aineista"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "from raw ingredients",
"word": "dal nulla"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tezukuri",
"sense": "from raw ingredients",
"word": "手作り"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "from raw ingredients",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ex nihilo"
}
],
"word": "from scratch"
}
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