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to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk)
to corrode; to weather; to crumble
to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice)
to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt
to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down
to have the audacity to; to be bastard enough to
冷蔵庫に入れ忘れた野菜が腐っていた。
The vegetables in the refrigerator had rotted.
何度注意してもあいつは根性が腐っている。
That guy has a rotten spirit.
臭いを嗅ぐとこの肉は腐っているようだ。
This meat seems to be rotten.