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using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)

① 筆の先のこと。② 書き始め。③ 連名で書かれた者のうち一番目のもの。④ 多くの物や人の中で第一位にあること。最もすぐれたもの、代表的なもの。

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

fountain pen

① 絵を描くのに用いる筆。

one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land)

tip of brush

brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship

calligraphy pen

good correspondent; ready writer

character written by brush; brush-stroke character

pencil case; pen case; writing case; brush case

brushmaker (calligraphy); brush seller

poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing

pen or brush stand

① 筆の穂先を洗うための器。

lipstick brush; benifude (variety of Japanese apricot)

habits of handwriting; handwriting idiosyncrasies; style of writing; style of painting

character written by brush; brush-stroke character

flat brush

fine-point brushes

fudegaki (variety of sweet Japanese persimmon)

brushwork

wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)

graptolite (extinct Paleozoic era invertebrate)

faint or blurry way of writing with a brush