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掠り筆

かすり筆
かすりふで
faint or blurry way of writing with a brush
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筆跡学

ひっせきがく
graphology
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筆おろし

筆下ろし、筆降ろし
ふでおろし
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
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渇筆

かっぴつ
drybrush; brush which gives a blurred effect in writing or painting
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筆写体

ひっしゃたい
cursive typeface
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弘法にも筆の誤り

exp
こうぼうにもふでのあやまり
anyone can make a mistake
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紅筆

べにふで
lipstick brush; mountain Japanese apricot
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春秋の筆法

しゅんじゅうのひっぽう
critical argument laden with value judgment, where an indirect cause, often trivial, is made to appear as leading to the effect
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弘法筆を選ばず

弘法筆を択ばず
exp
こうぼうふでをえらばず
a good workman does not blame his tools
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筆禅道

ひつぜんどう
Art of the Brush (esp. school of Japanese Zen calligraphy)