“To go to seed” in Japanese
Short answer
To go to seed in Japanese is “うらぶれる” (urabureru). Full meaning: to get shabby, to go downhill, to go to seed, to go to the dogs.
Other ways to say “To go to seed” in Japanese
トウが立つ
tougatatsu to go to seed, to become hard and fibrous; to have passed one's prime, to have lost the first bloom of one's youth
うらびれる
urabireru to get shabby, to go downhill, to go to seed, to go to the dogs
所帯じみる
shotaijimiru to become domesticated; to be worn out (from domestic life), to go to seed
うらびれ
urabire to get shabby, to go downhill, to go to seed, to go to the dogs
うらぶれ
urabure to get shabby, to go downhill, to go to seed, to go to the dogs
うらびれれ
urabirere to get shabby, to go downhill, to go to seed, to go to the dogs
うらびれん
urabiren to get shabby, to go downhill, to go to seed, to go to the dogs
うらぶれろ
uraburero to get shabby, to go downhill, to go to seed, to go to the dogs
うらびれろ
urabirero to get shabby, to go downhill, to go to seed, to go to the dogs
うらぶれれ
uraburere to get shabby, to go downhill, to go to seed, to go to the dogs
うらぶれん
uraburen to get shabby, to go downhill, to go to seed, to go to the dogs
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