水不足のため、花がしおれた。

water shortage; shortage of water supply

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

to wither; to wilt; to droop; to fade; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed; to be crestfallen