As Ryoma SAKAMOTO, a goshi (generally meaning a low-status samurai living in a village), was, there were many 浪人 who severed their ties with domains full of restrictions and acted freely.
また、郷士の坂本龍馬など自ら制約の多い藩から脱藩して浪人になり自由な立場で活躍する者たちも多く出た。