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“A few lines” in Japanese

Short answer
一筆 ippitsu いっぴつ

A few lines in Japanese is “一筆” (ippitsu). Full meaning: one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing), note, short letter, (dropping) a line; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush).

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