Then I slipped out the card. No water leaks out because no air can come in; the rim is too close to the table for that

This is a picture frame made of plastic

Cats are related to tigers

Make the best of one's lot with fatal resignation

I walked along the river

It was the first time I'd walked along the Mogami River

He sat at the edge of the stream

His portrait was mounted in the fancy frame

It was her fate to die young

In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame

An insulated soft-wood room and a good heater are the absolute necessities for a sauna

The riverside bristles with factory chimneys