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(Fill the latter phrase,) "When mixing with vermilion,---" The question she was writing on the chalkboard is a Chinese/Japanese proverb. The answer is "one becomes red." "When mixing with vermilion, one becomes red" means "He that handleth pitch shall foul his fingers."

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Danbooru

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赤ペンお願いします

あなたのようになれたら
どんなによかったろう

(Red pen teacher,) would you red-pencil them?

I dearly wish I could be like you...
"Red pen teachers (Aka-Pen-Sensei)" are part-time teachers of Correspondence education company Benesse Corporation. They literally pencil in advices and encouragements on the answer sheets for correspondence courses.

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赤ペンお願いします

(Red pen teacher,) would you red-pencil them?

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