At that time, there was nobody who could compete with Genji's power and other nobles hesitated to have their daughters enter the palace as consorts because they had little chance of winning.
その当時の源氏の権力は並ぶ者がおらず、始めは他の公卿たちがとても勝ち目はないと娘の入内を遠慮するほどだった。