爛らん熟じゅく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

overripeness; overripe

Describes fruit or other organic matter that has passed peak ripeness and is beginning to decay. Also used figuratively for cultures, eras, or systems that have matured to the point of decline.

• 爛らん熟じゅくした果か実じつは甘あまい香かおりを放はなっていた。

  The overripe fruit gave off a sweet smell.

• その文ぶん明めいは爛らん熟じゅくの極きわみに達たっし、やがて衰すい退たいした。

  That civilization reached the peak of its maturity and then declined.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

full maturity; full development

Refers to a state of complete ripeness or peak development, often used in literary or formal contexts to describe cultures, arts, or societies at their height.

• 爛らん熟じゅくした文ぶん化かは、時ときに退たい廃はいの美びを生うむ。

  A fully mature culture sometimes gives birth to an aesthetic of decadence.