circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
seasoning; flavour; flavor
lack of uniformity; unevenness; inequality; heterogeneous; nonuniform
to be boiled; to be cooked
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
being on duty; person on duty
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
I see; that's right; indeed
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing