partial; incomplete; imperfect
(navigable) canal; waterway
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
100,000,000; one hundred million
lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
threshold; breaking point
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
coagulation; freezing; solidification
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree); extremely spicy form of chili pepper; variety of high-quality green tea
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
horizon (related to land)
moulded objects; sculpted objects; modeled objects; formed objects
winning by judges' decision (in judo)
around the world; throughout the world
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
district; section; sector
in the process of being repaired; during repairs
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
Ministry of Rites (Tang-dynasty China)