味

to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try

Food, cooking

miso ramen

unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours

dull; uninteresting; boring; drab

Military

friendly plane

Food, cooking

meat, fish or vegetables preserved in miso; preserving in miso

miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs

Colloquial

worthless thing; good-for-nothing

Colloquial

child who is left out of games; child who is made light of; child treated unequally by peers

taste bud

Medicine

dysgeusia; taste disorder

Trademark

Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)

Company name

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

lightly seasoned

Food, cooking

udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste

to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to embarrass oneself

Orig. meaning

to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)

Abbreviation

soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin

having no sense of taste

taste (of prepared dish)

Food, cooking

fried dish seasoned with miso

Food, cooking

seasoned nori

Food, cooking

miso-based sauce; miso sauce

reading with appreciation; savouring (a book); enjoying

Food, cooking

salad (or fish, etc.) dressed with miso

Food, cooking

miso ball

miso barrel