枯

withered chrysanthemum in winter

high grade katsuobushi (with mold)

tawny brown; dark vermillion

sticker for car drivers 70 years or older

to begin to wither; to begin to dry out

withered trees and cold ash; someone who is detached and free of desires; someone who has no vitality

Esp. 涸滝

dried up waterfall; dry waterfall

Esp. 枯滝

simulated waterfall in a dry garden

dead-leaf color; yellowish brown

creeping plant withered in the winter cold

Obsolete term

hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)

to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry

to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)

to become hoarse; to become husky

cold wintry wind

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

winter-blight; bleakness of winter

business slump in winter (esp. in February)

to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel

to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline

to become hoarse

ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune

to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)

even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be

Proverb

fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass

blighted; withered

shameless person; sophisticated person; brazen hussy

to dry up; to shrivel

'taru' adjective

old-fashioned and tasteful