balance between two elements

spicy hot / salty / (of alcohol) bitter, not sweet / harsh

painful

difficult to, hard to

perfection, infallibility, completeness

perfect, infallible, complete

cooking

sweet, sugary, mellow / lacking saltiness / indulgent, soft / careless, lacking, lax / (figuratively) fragrant (of odor), melodious (of sound)

Alternative form of 料理

to cook, to prepare (food) / to deal with, to handle