cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
fair and square; open and aboveboard
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
reconciliation; make peace with
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
estimate (of costs); budget
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
prize money; monetary award; reward
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to blame; to find fault with
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase