腐

to feel dispirited; to feel discouraged

debasement; corruption; degradation

corrupt elements

frozen tofu

dried bean curd

boiled and seasoned tofu

one cake of bean curd

Food, cooking

soft, unpressed tofu

Idiomatic expression

having no effect; waste of effort

Food, cooking

skewered pieces of tofu baked and coated with miso

stress corrosion

take a long walk off a short pier; go stick your head in a pig; bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die

pittance

Proverb

the fish rots from the head; decay starts at the top

saprophytic plant

planned obsolescence

Medicine

saprovore; saprozoic organism; saprophagous animal; scavenger

copperplate etching

Food, cooking

jūten tofu; (silken) tofu formed directly in its own packaging

dry rot

Noun or verb acting prenominally

depraved; corrupt; vicious

commonplace and stale; humdrum and hackneyed

dystrophic lake

to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to corrode

to discourage; to dishearten

stress corrosion cracking