永字八法: the Eight Principles of Yong

側 (soku) or 点 (ten, literally “point”), the first / 勒 (roku), the second / 努 (do), the third / 趯 (teki) or 跳ね (hane, literally “jump”), the fourth / 策 (saku), the fifth

Japanese calligraphy

basis, foundation / (martial arts) kihon

to study / to learn

八方: all sides / 発砲: discharge from a gun / 発泡: foam

発泡: foam

英字: English character, alphabetic character / 嬰児: infant / 永字: the character 永 (ei, “eternity”)

英志, 英二, 英司, 栄治, 英治, 栄二, 影二: a male given name

映日果: fig