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

at best, at most

chew, gnaw / dabble in

衣: clothes, clothing; a robe

挙母: the former name of Toyota, Aichi

in, on, at (about time), at that time, around, about, approximately

pebble; small stone

衣偏: the name of a certain Japanese kanji radical, the "clothes" radical, namely 衤

鍛冶屋: a blacksmith (iron forger)