- 立ち腐れ
- たちぐされ【立ち腐れ】dilapidation; decay; rotting while standing.
●立ち腐れになる decay; fall into decay [ruin]; become dilapidated; 〔作物などが〕 rot while standing; wither on the vine
・立ち腐れになりかけている空き車庫 an empty garage standing there going to waste
・客が来なくなって立ち腐れになりかけているホテル a hotel falling into ruin because patronage has dropped off.
●立ち腐れの dilapidated; going to waste; decaying; decayed.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.