meaning; significance; sense
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to have meaning; to be meaningful
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
very interesting; of great interest
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
of no interest; not interested
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
seasoning; flavour; flavor
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
taste; palate; sense of taste
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
being somewhat excited (agitated)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to make sense; to be meaningful
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
human kindness; human weakness
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
to make sense; to be meaningful
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
meaning; connotation; denotation
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
interests and preferences
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
relish; gusto; appreciation
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
of no interest; not interested
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
being on the ropes; losing ground
tasteless and odorless; bland
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
to taste; to savor; to relish
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to flavor; to flavour; to season
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
tending to anemia; being somewhat anemic
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
charm; attractiveness; humanity
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); (fig.) the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
smell and taste; flavour; flavor
self-flattery; sing one's own praises
having various interests; wide range of interests
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
pretense; affectation; showiness
Identification, Friend or Foe; IFF
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
meat or fish or vegetables preserved in miso
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
dysgeusia; taste disorder
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
chemical seasoning (esp. monosodium glutamate)
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
very interesting; of great interest
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
being somewhat puzzled; looking somewhat baffled
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
the feel or performance of a pen
to give meaning (to); to assess the significance (of)
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
uncanny valley (hypothesis about humanoid robots)
udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
tasting; relishing; savouring; appreciation; enjoyment
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
thickness; profundity; depth
to give meaning (to); to assess the significance (of)
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
semantic content (of a term); meaning (of a sentence)
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
humorous flavour; something comical
being rather confused; looking somewhat dismayed (perturbed)
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies
particular interest; fondness
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
auditor (Edo period); examiner; inquisitor; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game)
fried dish seasoned with miso
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
semantics; the study of meaning
whole party to a plot; whole gang; fellow conspirators
being apt to make a show of one's faults; penchant for boasting of one's faults; pretending to be worse than one really is
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
delicious-looking; tasty-looking; hot; sexy; desirable
brown meat (crab); miso-like paste found inside a crab's (and arthropods in general) intestinal area; miso mixed with crab innards or scraps
subdued taste; refined taste; haiku (poetic) flavor (flavour)
meat miso; miso mixed with ground meat
combined miso (e.g. white and red)
taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
being on the ropes; losing ground
hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture
yellowish; tinged with yellow
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
pretense; affectation; showiness
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
overheated; hyper-; overearnest
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
rice miso; miso fermented with malted rice
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
the flavor of Zen; the flavour of Zen; air or style of disinterestedness
pretense; affectation; showiness
logical paragraph (as opposed to a formal paragraph); segment of text expressing a single meaning
inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); sweeping denunciation
delicate flavor; subtle feeling; subtlety; delicacy
flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
propensity to put oneself in as bad a light as possible; being prone to act bad
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
reading with appreciation; savouring (a book); enjoying
simple wedding; modest wedding
rare delicacies; rare treat
salad (or fish, etc.) dressed with miso
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
pedantry; display of one's learning; being of a pedantic disposition
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
miso ball; bean paste ball
miso with sugar, sake, yuzu juice and skin; hollowed out yuzu stuffed with miso and yuzu juice then baked
to lick someone's boots; to flatter
mirin-style condiment; mirin-like seasoning; low-alcohol mirin
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
oden made with hatcho miso
taste; thinking over carefully
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
commonplace; vapid; insipid
magnolia leaves grilled with miso and negi
reading carefully with appreciation; giving (something) a careful perusal
low-salt miso; sweet miso
appreciating fully (e.g. work of art)
delicacies; epicurean dishes
looking up the meaning (of a word)
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
high-salt miso; salty miso
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
(people) working together with one mind
grinding miso; flattery; flatterer; monk
flavoring; flavouring; spice
to have carnal knowledge (of a woman)
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
to bungle; to make things awkward
delicious flavor; superb taste
propensity to efface oneself; being prone to conceal one's talent
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)
semantic information; meaningful information
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
tasting; relishing; savouring; appreciation; enjoyment
appreciating fully (e.g. work of art)
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
Kyoto-style miso; Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste (esp. used for pickling fish)
miso ball; bean paste ball
to be nutritious; to be delicious
sweet paste of white beans and miso
uninteresting; tending to spoil the fun (pleasure) (of); throwing a wet blanket (on)
to verbally attack (violently); to run down; to criticize severely; to criticise severely
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce; unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough
(true) mirin; mirin containing alcohol
not distinguishing between what's good and bad; (lit.) miso and shit are the same
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); jumble; mess
the pleasures of literature
tasteless, odorless and colorless
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
acidulant; acidity regulator
soybean; soybeans boiled until soft for making miso
(arch.) metallic; cutting edge of a bladed instrument
flavoured miso; miso mixed with meat, vegetables, fish, etc.
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
sweet paste of white beans and miso
freeze-dried powdered miso (usu. salty); instant miso
gloss; sheen (surface quality found in unglazed pottery)
miso, fried soybeans and vegetables seasoned with sake and sugar
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
good taste (food); tasty food
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
medicinal drink made from plants steeped in mirin
flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
miso mixed with sugar and sake, thickened by stirring over low heat
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
autumn, season of the tastes
Edo miso; type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period (usu. low-salt and made with rice koji)
miso eaten as it is; neat miso as an accompaniment
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
enjoying food, drink and entertainment in a small room
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
torture (in the Edo-period)
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; (lit.) the neighbour's salted rice bran paste (smells sweeter)
taut (condition); taken up slack; removed slack
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
seasoning; flavour; flavor
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); sweeping denunciation
spirogyra; algae forming pond scum
humorous flavour; something comical
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
combined miso (e.g. white and red)
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)
oden made with hatcho miso
salad (or fish, etc.) dressed with miso
overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
to lick someone's boots; to flatter
mirin-style condiment; mirin-like seasoning; low-alcohol mirin
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
grinding miso; flattery; flatterer; monk
seasoning (esp. in food industry with additives); flavoring
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); jumble; mess
(arch.) metallic; cutting edge of a bladed instrument
miso mixed with pork; pork miso
flavoured miso; miso mixed with meat, vegetables, fish, etc.
sourness (in taste); acidity
disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art
market sentiment (stock market); market tone
smart; clever; witty; strange
low-ranking monk (tasked with doing kitchen chores); monk
lingulate brachiopod (esp. species Lingula anatina)
salmon (esp. salmon swimming upstream in the autumn); salted salmon
high-grade sake; good sake
miso mixed with sugar and sake, thickened by stirring over low heat
miso mixed with sugar and sake, thickened by stirring over low heat
strange taste; spicy taste
taste; flavor; flavour; deliciousness
reddish; tinged with red; rufous
fish sliced open, seasoned with mirin, soy sauce, etc. and dried in the sun
vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste
vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste
incomprehensible; not making sense
relational theory of meaning
scrutiny; careful (close) examination (investigation); careful inquiry; careful selection
not making sense; meaningless
harshness; acridity; astringent taste; bitter taste
taste masking agent; flavoring substance
not distinguishing between what's good and bad; not knowing chalk from cheese; mixing good and bad together; (lit.) shit and miso are the same
annual event of miso-making; first steps of miso making, from simmering the beans to fermentation
annual event of miso-making; first steps of miso making, from simmering the beans to fermentation
seasoning solution; flavoring solution
plate for compounding condiments; small dish for serving condiments
flavour; flavor; meaning; significance
best-before period (e.g. foodstuffs)
miso from the Kamakura era
great flavor; great taste
miso mixed with fish (often tai)
grilled miso mixed with chili peppers; person who acts tough but is actually timid
bonito miso; miso mixed with bonito
bonito miso; miso mixed with bonito
bonito miso; miso mixed with bonito
dish of white miso mixed with roasted Japanese nutmeg powder, sugar and sesame seeds, etc.
vinegared miso mixed with mustard
things that look similar but are completely different; (lit.) geta and grilled miso
miso mixed with minced great burdock, ginger, etc. and sweetened with sugar
miso mixed with minced great burdock, ginger, etc. and sweetened with sugar
tasting; taster (of sake, wine, etc.)
tasting; taster (of sake, wine, etc.)
haiku-like quality; clever feeling; witty flavor
mouthfulness (of food and drink); body
fermented seasoning (e.g. mirin, cooking sake, miso)
good things do not last long
bokeh; out-of-focus style; blur style
bokeh; out-of-focus style; blur style
bokeh; out-of-focus style; blur style
six flavors (bitter, sour, sweet, salty, spicy, light); six palates; six tastes; rokumi-gan (patent medicine)
rokumi-gan (patent medicine)
oedogonium (any of a genus of filamentous green algae)
garganey (Anas querquedula)
Niwaella delicata (species of loach)
zygnema; any freshwater filamentous thalloid algae of genus Zygnema