Therefore, even if with only a few soldiers, the appearance of Yoshitsune must have been a great pleasure for Yoritomo, as he expected that Yoshitsune could be his right hand,.
それだけに、わずかな郎党を伴ったに過ぎないとはいえ、自らの右腕ともなり得る弟義経の到来は大きな喜びであった。