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芋
tuber; taro; potato; yam
Derogatory
yokel; bumpkin
dud; worthless thing
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing)
Derogatory
country bumpkin; yokel
Food, cooking
rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes
Historical term
gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets
outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); stewed potato party
Colloquial
uncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hick
Slang
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve
Slang
to camp (in an online multiplayer game)
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
Includes both 子芋 and 孫芋
minor taro root; taro cormlet; taro cormel
Colloquial; As 芋の子を洗うよう, etc.
(pool, etc.) being jam-packed with people
Idiomatic expression
being ignorant of the ways of the world; knowing nothing; not being able to tell if a yam is boiled or not
Food, cooking
taros flavoured with miso and grilled on skewers
Colloquial
parent-child incest
Idiomatic expression
with people jostling against one another; teeming; heaving; jam-packed