ramification; branching off
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
high voltage; high tension
receiving an electric shock
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
electrical appliances; electric appliances
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
electricity; (electric) light
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
heart; guts; nerve; central part
function; facility; faculty; feature
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
end of life; death; annihilation
and then; and so; and; so then
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
extensive knowledge; erudition
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)