Meanings

so many men, so many ways

so many men, so many ways

splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount

Hundred Schools of Thought (during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period)

repeated reading (makes the meaning clear)

very short-lived regime

the whole enormous extent of Edo

waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear

every martial art

even a fool may sometimes give good counsel

all the officials, both military and civil

inspire someone with fresh courage

Ogura Hyakunin Isshu

a large number

investigation committee of a local assembly (under Section 100 of the Local Government Act)

the large number of temples in Kyoto

the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka)

hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)

one hundred famous mountains (of Japan)

farmer