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

荊棘[odoro] briars
棘皮動物[kyokuhidoubutsu] echinoderm
荊棘[keikyoku] wild rose
荊棘線[barasen] barbed wire

骨棘[kotsukyoku] bone spur
棘魚[togeuo] stickleback (any fish of family Gasterosteidae)
棘鼠[togenezumi] Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis)
棘条[kyokujou] spiny ray (of a fin)

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