he; boyfriend

涸れる: to dry up / 枯れる: of a plant: to wither; to wilt; to die / 枯れる, 嗄れる: of one's voice: to become husky; to become hoarse

何: interrogative pronoun; what

何か: something

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see なに, これ.

dead, dried leaf

何者: someone; anyone / 何物: what

私共, 私ども, わたくし共: (humble) we

nothing

to squint