to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to apologize; to apologise
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
incident; affair; happening; event
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
city hospital; municipal hospital
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
foreign; abroad; overseas
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
great person; eminent figure
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly