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Idiomatic expression

things that look similar but are completely different; geta and grilled miso

Food, cooking

grilled miso mixed with chili peppers

person who acts tough but is actually timid

Food, cooking

pork offal soup (specialty of Okinawa Prefecture)

Proverb

the misfortune of others tastes as sweet as honey

Food, cooking

vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste

Noun or verb acting prenominally

reddish; tinged with red; rufous

being a slave of love

Proverb

the reality always falls short of the fame; local specialties rarely taste good

gamy taste

Rare term; Idiomatic expression

to rack one's brains

Rare term

weakling; coward

Rare term

freeze-dried powdered miso (usu. salty); instant miso

Dated term

thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

Proverb; Rare term

good things do not last long

Rare term

goto miso (miso from the Kamakura era)