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
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
adherence (to custom, tradition)
water and ink; ink painting
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
dyeing black; dyed black; dark
stationery; pen and ink; writing materials
red-ink stick; red and black
inking the outlines of a picture
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy
autographs (brushwork) of departed person
writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship
writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship
printed characters (as opposed to Braille)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
banks of the Sumida river
Awazumi City (a fictional city in the Remember11 visual novel)
inkpot; ink bottle; inking; going over in ink
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
soot on the bottom of a pot or pan
mohist; follower of mohism
dripping ink marks; a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes
standard; inked timber marking string
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
brush and ink; writing; drawing
marbling print; paper marbling
vermillion stick; red ink
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
diametric opposites; night and day; black and white; (lit.) snow and ink
Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
inking the outlines of a picture
person who has been tattooed as a punishment for a crime (Edo period)
key block (in woodblock printmaking); key plate (in 4 colors process printing); K plate
landscape painting in black India ink
woodblock printing done with black ink only; woodblock print made with black ink only
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
person who has been tattooed as a punishment for a crime (Edo period)
clinging to old customs; adhering to old traditions
woodblock printing done with black ink only; woodblock print made with black ink only
indigo wax shaped as an inkstick
golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta); Japanese spineless cuttlefish (Sepiella japonica)
brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)
brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)
Confucianism and Mohism; Confucianism and the teachings of Mozi
Mexico; Mohism; (arch.) ink; (arch.) tattooing
blotting out characters with ink
tattooing (form of punishment in ancient China)
scented ink; honorific reference to another's letter
late Edo-period pejorative for Americans
poets and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting, and calligraphy
meeting place for calligraphers and painters
centre line (usu. in buildings, joinery, etc.); center line
event where young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Little New Year 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
grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; (lit.) let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush
pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
Confucius and Mozi (ancient Chinese philosophers)
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
resuming writing after adding more ink to one's brush
resuming writing after adding more ink to one's brush
whitecheek shark (Carcharhinus dussumieri, species of the Indo-West Pacific)
floating goby (Gymnogobius petschiliensis)
Asian constable (species of butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus)
standard black (in printing); plain black; flat black; K100 black