also: ももち
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
Used as a no-adjective to express a great many or a wide variety of things. Often appears in set phrases like 百千の～.
百千の星が夜空に輝いていた。
Countless stars were shining in the night sky.
彼は百千の困難を乗り越えてきた。
He has overcome a great many difficulties.
Compound of 百 (hundred) and 千 (thousand), literally 'hundreds and thousands', used figuratively to mean a very large number or variety.