miso soup: a soup, based in thick bean paste (called miso) and dashi, with some vegetables, tofu, occasionally meat.

(archaic, possibly obsolete) to do something little by little / (archaic, possibly obsolete) to hum

pretending to know

白んぼ: (derogatory, ethnic slur) whitey; cracker (Caucasian)

([…]はいざしらず、[…]) I don't know about […] , but […]

a text written in Chinese / abbreviation of 中国文学 (chūgoku bungaku, “Chinese literature”)

a female given name

Japanese script; Japanese writing; written Japanese

a written prayer / a message of congratulations or celebration

Kyūjitai form of 呪文: a mantra, a chant; an incantation, a spell