even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched
homeless person; tramp; vagrant; vagabond
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
wandering; jobless; unemployed
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
lidded; covered; container with a lid
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
difficult problem; challenge
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
large truck; semi-trailer
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
a little bit; a little while
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
Aomori (city, prefecture)