to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
fusuma paper; paper pasted over a fusuma (similar to wallpaper)
disobeying the emperor's order
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
slightly pink cherry blossom color (colour); cherry blossom of a faint color (colour)
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
consideration for others; thinking about others
the daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
to die peacefully; to have lived a full life
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
to cut out (a dress) from cloth
citation at second remove; second hand citation
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
attraction; lure; invitation
let's put formalities aside; let's not speak so stiffly
mercantile disposition; having a nose for profit; commercialism; mercenary spirit
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
cut paper; paper cut in half; paper scrap; the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami)
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality