gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
building with a gabled, hipped roof
hip roof; hipped roof; building with a hip roof
simple and clear; plain and simple
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
architectural history; history of architecture
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
government office; government agency
major change; major transformation
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
multistoried; multilayered
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
Buddha; stupa; Buddhist temple; Buddhist monk
product; produce; result; fruit
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
new discovery; new invention
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to look up; to face upwards; to turn one's face upwards
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
rambling; sauntering; strolling
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
minimum; at the very least
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
continuation; succession; series; continuous
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible