He picked up a shell on the beach.

The hermit crab, known as 'yadokari' in Japanese, got its name from its habit of borrowing the shells of other creatures to live in.

Hermit crabs use the shells discarded by other creatures as their own homes.

He chose another path.

I will work using this laptop.

He threw away the old magazines.

You should protect your own health.

My house is near the mountains.

He came from other prefectures.

After the fire, the house turned into nothing but cinders.