brush tip;  first on a list;  head;  chief
 writing brush;  paintbrush;  writing with a brush;  drawing with a brush;  writing (composing text);  the written word
 handwriting;  calligraphy specimen;  example of penmanship;  holograph
 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);  same handwriting
 pencil case;  pencil box;  writing brush case
 to pen;  to write;  to draw
 to stop writing;  to put down one's pen;  to close (a letter)
 to write a few lines (to);  to drop someone a line;  to write a note (to)
 brushwork;  handling of one's brush;  command of one's pen;  penmanship
 good correspondent;  ready writer
 character written by brush;  brush-stroke character
 pencil case;  pen case;  writing case;  brush case
 using a new brush for the first time;  doing something for the first time;  man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
 brushmaker (calligraphy);  brush seller
 one-stroke sketch;  unicursal
 poor correspondent;  apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing;  someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
 divine pronouncement (esp. in Tenri and Ōmoto)
 a good workman does not blame his tools
 Homer sometimes nods; (lit.) even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes
 lipstick brush;  benifude (variety of Japanese apricot)
 brush cleaner;  brush cleaning;  brush washing;  writing brush washer
 habits of handwriting;  handwriting idiosyncrasies;  style of writing;  style of painting
 character written by brush;  brush-stroke character
 Homer sometimes nods; (lit.) even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes
 to drive a quill (pen);  to wield the writing brush
 to write well;  to be a good writer;  to wield a facile pen
 fudegaki (variety of sweet Japanese persimmon)
 wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
 mound covering reverently buried old brushes
 grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; (lit.) let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush
 faint or blurry way of writing with a brush
 graptolite (extinct Paleozoic era invertebrate)