miso; fermented soybean paste
The staple Japanese fermented condiment, typically made from soybeans, salt, and koji.
I often have miso soup in the morning.
This miso is made only from soybeans.
crab/shrimp innards; tomalley; miso-like organ meat
Refers to the soft, paste-like innards of crabs, shrimps, and similar shellfish, named for its resemblance to miso.
The crab's innards are rich and delicious.
key point; main point; best part
Slangy use, often written in katakana as ミソ. Refers to the crucial or most interesting part of something, like the 'meat' of an issue.
That's not the key point of the story.
The main point of this plan is that it can be realized at low cost.
try (doing); give it a shot
Jocular slang imperative formed by attaching ミソ to the -te form of a verb; a pun on 見ろ (miro). Often written in katakana.
See also: 見る
Just give it a try for now.
Try playing this game once.
Dissolve the miso into the dashi stock, then turn off the heat.
The crab's miso is rich and delicious.
The trick to this dish is adding a hint of ginger as a secret ingredient.
Just try eating it, for now.
Simmering mackerel in miso removes its fishy smell.
salty miso; high-salt miso · spicy miso
white miso
vinegared miso
miso shop; miso maker
miso barrel
food cooked in miso; miso-cooked dish
miso ball
miso lees; miso dregs · worthless thing; good-for-nothing · child left out of games; child treated unequally by peers
severely; harshly; scathingly · unable to tell good from bad; treating everything the same
soybean · soybeans boiled soft for miso
sweet white bean paste with miso
miso kōji; kōji for making miso
sakura miso; sweet miso with burdock and ginger