When Ieyasu saw Shingen pass through Hamamatsu without a fight, he probably thought he could do to himself what Nobunaga did to Okehazama. However, it is said that when he actually tried it, he ran away so fast that he was shitting on his horse.
He must have felt that there was no way he could compete with Nobunaga.
He must have felt that he was no match for Nobunaga.
When he confronted Hideyoshi at Komaki Nagakute, he was victorious in the battle but had no choice but to give in.
“I am no match for Hideyoshi…”
I am no match for Hideyoshi…” He must have been stunned. However, history has declared Ieyasu the victor.
A similar trick is used in examinations. None of the students I have taught have passed the entrance examinations for Kyoto University, Osaka University, Nagoya University, or the medical school of a national university with ease.
They were stunned when they received a “D” grade in a mock exam, discouraged when their ranking in the school dropped dramatically, or anxious when they could not get through the past examinations at all.