1Cooking, cookery, cuisine; a prepared dish or the act of preparing food.
彼女の料理はいつもおいしいと評判だ。
Her cooking is always reputed to be delicious.
週末に友達のために料理を作った。
I cooked for my friends over the weekend.
和食の料理教室に通い始めた。
I started attending a Japanese cuisine cooking class.
2Figuratively, to handle or deal with something skillfully (e.g., 'to manage' or 'to handle a matter adeptly').
彼は複雑な問題を冷静に料理した。
He handled the complicated problem calmly and skillfully.
プロジェクトの調整をうまく料理して、期限内に終わらせた。
He skilfully managed the project's coordination and finished it within the deadline.