腐

castration

Food, cooking

tofu pudding; soybean pudding

composting

Okinawan-style tofu

Food, cooking

firm tofu; hard tofu

water rot (decay of crops due to excess water)

fermented tofu

saprophytic fungus; saprophytic bacteria

soft rot

tofu made from freshly harvested soy beans

Food, cooking

tofu pudding; soybean pudding

fermented tofu; stinky tofu; smelly tofu

Botany

blossom-end rot

septic tank

person who pretends to be knowledgeable; self-proclaimed expert with only superficial knowledge; know-all; know-it-all

Gardening, horticulture

root rot

wood-decay fungus; xylophagous fungus

sapropel

more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

Idiomatic expression

pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent

Usu. as 真面目くさった or 真面目くさって

to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

Food, cooking

mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu

Noun or verb acting prenominally

spoiled; half-rotten; decaying

to be corrupt