[So it's pretty much a whole life on the road... Hijikata doesn't know if he could live like that. Well, he could if he had to, he's sure, but he really appreciates having a place to call home in Edo.]

You've got to miss your partner... I can't do anything about ghosts and possessions, but again, I'm not half bad at fighting monsters, so I can try to stand in for him when it comes to that.

[They are both on their own here - with nobody else from their homelands -, and while he really does enjoy the peace and quiet he can imagine that it's a little lonely for Xingchen. Presumably his workmate is less of a pain in the ass than Hijikata's can be!]