sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
dyeing black; dyed black; priest robes; priesthood; mourning dress
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
inking the outlines of a picture
printed characters (as opposed to Braille)
inkpot; ink bottle; inking; going over in ink
diametric opposites; night and day; black and white; (lit.) snow and ink
marbling print; paper marbling
key block (in woodblock printmaking); key plate (in 4 colors process printing); K plate
woodblock printing done with black ink only; woodblock print made with black ink only
golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta); Japanese spineless cuttlefish (Sepiella japonica)
event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region)
grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; (lit.) let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush
blotting out characters with ink
people are formed by their surroundings; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble; (lit.) that which is dyed with ink becomes black
resuming writing after adding more ink to one's brush
Mitsui Sumitomo credit card
whitecheek shark (Carcharhinus dussumieri)
Asian constable (species of butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus)
floating goby (Gymnogobius petschiliensis)
standard black (in printing); plain black; flat black; K100 black