February 19, 2006Part 13 (12 Kingdoms)Chapter 49 For eshaku (会釈), meaning a greeting or salutation, Ono uses the kanji for folding your arms (拱手). 麦州産県支錦 [ばくしゅうさんけんしきん] Baku Province, San County, Shikin [City]  老松 [ろうしょう] Roushou, lit. "old pine"乙悦 [おつえつ] Otsu Etsu 松伯 [しょうはく] Shouhaku, or Count Shou 仙伯 [せんぱく] Senpaku, a self-made wizard who is an earl or count 蕃生労 [はんせいろう] Hansei Rou Chapter 50 馬面 [ばめん] bamen, lit. "horse face"; a fortification projecting outward from a castle wall or ramparts. After the deployment of heavy siege cannon, bastions were constructed as large, defensive earthworks.  chapter 14 飛仙 [ひせん] hisen, lit. "flying wizard" or wizard of the air 地仙 [ちせん] chisen, lit. "earth wizard" or wizard of the earth
Comments: Typo spotted on page 115:
From within the throngs, and old man turned to her and held up his hand. should be "an old man". if you watch chinese historical or martial arts media (tv, movies, etc.), you'll inevitably see them 拱手. it's when one cups their right fist in their left hand (thumbs facing the person to whom they belong) and holds it in front of them in greeting. people say that it's symbolic of one covering up their weapon hand as a way to say, "hey, i'm not going to stab you."
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