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Formal or literary term
writing brush and inkstone
Formal or literary term
writing; composition
Used in letters
daily life of a writer
Rare term
event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies
showing unyielding diligence in one's studies; wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying
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