一か八か[ichikabachika] sink or swim
嘘っ八[usoppachi] downright lie
嘘っ八百[usoppappyaku] full of lies
嘘八百[usohappyaku] full of lies
八釜しい[kamabisushii] noisy

口八丁[kuchihacchou] voluble
三十八度線[sanjuuhachidosen] the Thirty-eighth Parallel
四苦八苦[shikuhakku] being in dire distress
四通八達[shitsuuhattatsu] traffic network extending in all directions
四方八方[shihouhappou] in all directions

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