The password is "Mountain". If someone says "Mountain", you reply "River".tatoeba
空から見ると川は巨大な蛇のように見えた。かわ
Seen from the sky, the river looked like a huge snake.tatoeba
その川はテムズ川の約１倍半の長さである。かわ
The river is about half as long again as the Thames.tatoeba
この川は信濃川の３分の１の長さである。かわ
This river is about one third as long as the Shinano.tatoeba
Additional Examples
彼は村の近くの川に釣りに出かけた。
He went fishing in a river near the village.tatoeba
彼は川を横切った。
He got across the river.tatoeba
彼は川を泳いで渡った。
He swam across the river.tatoeba
彼は川へ釣りに行った。
He went fishing in the river.tatoeba
Real voices: how native speakers say it
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「鼻」は長い鼻をもつ僧侶の苦労を描いた芥川龍之介の小説です
「はな」はながいはなをもつそうりょのくろうをえがいたあくたがわりゅうのすけのしょうせつです“The Nose” is a story by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke about the troubles of a monk with a long nose.
川が干上がっていた。
かわがひあがっていた。The river had dried up.
パリではセーヌ川とあまり遠くない
ぱりではせーぬがわとあまりとおくないIn Paris, it's not very far from the Seine.