一筆書く

ひとふでかく いっぴつかく

to drop a few lines

寝首をかく

ねくびをかく

to cut off the head of a sleeping person, to assassinate someone while he sleeps

書道筆

しょどうふで

Calligraphy brush

筆を置く

ふでをおく

to stop writing, to put down one's pen, to close (a letter)

一筆書き

ひとふでがき

one-stroke sketch

特筆大書

とくひつたいしょ

(printed or written in) large letters

鉛筆書き

えんぴつがき

drawing or writing in pencil

寝かせる

ねかせる

to put to bed, to lay down, to ferment

金を寝かす

かねをねかす

to let money lie idle

寝息を立てる

ねいきをたてる

to breathe while sleeping

筆立て

ふでたて ふでだて

pen or brush stand

小説を書く

しょうせつをかく

to write a novel

辞書を引く

じしょをひく

to consult a dictionary

筆を揮う

ふでをふるう

to drive a quill (pen), to wield the writing brush

筆を折る

ふでをおる

to break off writing

筆を執る

ふでをとる

to pen, to write, to draw

ふて寝

sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff

寝言は寝てから言え

ねごとはねてからいえ

don't talk nonsense, sleep talk after you go to sleep

寝付く

ねつく

to go to bed, to go to sleep, to fall asleep