高い
takai
High shelf, high rent, high fever — 高い is one gauge
The picture A mark sitting high up on a gauge. 高い has the mark up near the top; 低い has it sitting near the bottom.
Where the picture shows up in 高い
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position up high
この棚は高くて手が届きません。
kono tana wa takakute te ga todokimasen
This shelf is too high for me to reach.
Fingertips stopping short under the shelf even on tiptoe
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price up high
この部屋は家賃が高いです。
kono heya wa yachin ga takai desu
The rent on this room is high.
The amount on the contract written far above the figure for the other rooms
Expensive is 高い — the opposite of 安い.
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a reading up high
まだ熱が高いですね。
mada netsu ga takai desu ne
Your temperature is still high.
The red line in the thermometer pushed up past the marked line
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pitch up high
この曲はキーが高くて歌えません。
kono kyoku wa kī ga takakute utaemasen
This song's key is too high for me to sing.
The last note of the song climbing above where your throat can follow
A loud voice is 大きい; a high note is 高い.
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standing up high
あの先生は評価が高いです。
ano sensei wa hyōka ga takai desu
That teacher is highly thought of.
One name card on the board hanging above all the other names
All of it in one picture
高い is one picture: the mark sits high on whatever gauge you are reading. The shelf's mark is high, so your fingers stop short; the rent's mark is high, so it costs more; the thermometer's mark is high, so there is still a fever. The note sits above where your throat can reach, and the teacher's name hangs above the other names on the board. Only the gauge changes.