Sitting on the park bench, I was staring at the withered tree branch.

The flowers in the garden withered due to the intense summer heat.

He bought new clothes with his own money.

I love eating karei-ii (dried cooked rice).

She was sleeping in her boyfriend's shirt.

The one-humped camel lives in the desert.

This lake is very deep.

The modernization of Japan began in the Meiji era.

Our town is going through the process of modernization.

He had the opportunity to meet the most respected clergy in the church.