withering / atrophy

to wither

indicates that something undesirable was done or happened

to close / to finish, do something completely / to put away, to put an end to / is, or was (with conjugation), done completely / happens, or happened, unexpectedly / is done with difficulty

traditional folk song of Amami / (more broadly) traditional folk song of Okinawa

To do something completely (unintentionally); cannot help doing

used in response to a failure or mistake: dang, shoot, darn it

sister city

water (sometimes cold and/or fresh) / drinking water / a fluid, liquid / a flood / (sumo) Short for 水入り (mizuiri): halting

plant; vegetation