噌

grinding miso

flattery; flatterer

Derogatory; Abbreviation

monk

overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity

Food, cooking

Saikyo miso; Kyoto-style sweet white miso esp. used for pickling fish

Food, cooking

barley miso

Idiomatic expression

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

to verbally attack; to run down; to criticize severely; to speak disparagingly of

crybaby

decayed (baby) tooth

flavoured miso; miso mixed with meat, vegetables, fish, etc.

Food, cooking

miso mixed with sugar and sake, thickened by stirring over low heat

Food, cooking

Edo miso; type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period; usu. low-salt and made with rice koji

Food, cooking

miso, fried soybeans and vegetables seasoned with sake and sugar

Proverb

the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; the neighbour's salted rice bran paste (smells sweeter)

Food, cooking

miso eaten as it is; neat miso as an accompaniment

bonito miso; miso mixed with bonito

Food, cooking

vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste

Idiomatic expression

not distinguishing between what's good and bad; not knowing chalk from cheese; mixing good and bad together; shit and miso are the same

Food, cooking

vinegared miso mixed with mustard

Food, cooking

food cooked in miso; cooking in miso

Idiomatic expression

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

Food, cooking

miso katsu; tonkatsu covered in a miso-based sauce

Food, cooking

miso soup

Rare term

weakling; coward

Idiomatic expression; Rare term

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