九つ[kokonotsu] nine
九夏[kyuuka] summer
九回戦[kyuukaisen] regulation game
九官鳥[kyuukanchou] hill myna (species of mynah bird, Gracula religiosa)
九牛の一毛[kyuugyuunoichimou] mere fraction

九々[kuku] multiplication table
九月[kugatsu] September
九工大[kyuukoudai] Kyushu Institute of Technology
九穀[kyuukoku] the nine grains
九死に一生[kyuushiniisshou] narrow escape from death

絵に描いた餠[enikaitamochi] pie in the sky
絵描[ekaki] painter
弧を描く[kowoegaku] to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass)
自然描写[shizenbyousha] description of nature
手描[tegaki] handwriting

描き分ける[kakiwakeru] to distinguish in writing
心理描写[shinribyousha] psychological description
人物寸描[jinbutsusunbyou] thumb-nail sketch
素描[sobyou] drawing
点描[tenbyou] dotting

影絵[kagee] shadow picture
下絵[shitae] rough sketch
絵にかいた餅[enikaitamochi] pie in the sky
絵具[enogu] colors
絵画[kaiga] picture

絵巻[emaki] picture scroll
絵巻物[emakimono] picture scroll
絵図[ezu] illustration
絵日記[enikki] diary with illustrations