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味噌 みそ N4

  1. fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; miso
  2. innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
  3. good part (of something); key point; main point
  4. weak person; weakling
  5. try

味噌汁 みそしる

  1. miso soup

味噌おでん みそおでん

  1. oden made with hatcho miso

味噌こし みそこし

  1. miso strainer

味噌すり みそすり

  1. grinding miso
  2. flatterer; flattery
  3. monk

味噌っかす みそっかす

  1. miso dregs; miso lees; miso strainings
  2. good-for-nothing; worthless thing
  3. child treated unequally by peers; child who is left out of games; child who is made light of

味噌っ歯 みそっぱ

  1. decayed (baby) tooth

味噌も糞も一緒 みそもくそもいっしょ

  1. miso and shit are the same; not distinguishing between what's good and bad

味噌をつける みそをつける

  1. to embarrass oneself; to fail and lose face; to make a hash of it; to make a mess of it
  2. to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)

味噌を擂る みそをする

  1. to butter up; to curry favor (with); to flatter; to toady (to)
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