退 く shirizoku
shirizoku
Godan Verb (ku)
1. to step back; to move back; to retreat
Intransitive
Godan Verb (ku)
2. to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to exit
Intransitive
Godan Verb (ku)
3. to resign; to retire; to quit
Intransitive
おじは去年 教職 を退 いたが、それでも何 とか大学 での地位 にしがみつこうとした。
ojiwa kyonen kyōshokuo shirizoitaga soredemo nanitoka daigakudeno chiini shigamitsukōto shita.
My uncle retired from teaching last year, but he still managed to hang onto a position at the university.
Godan Verb (ku)
4. to concede
Intransitive
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おじは去年 教職 を退 いたが、それでも何 とか大学 での地位 にしがみつこうとした。
ojiwa kyonen kyōshokuo shirizoitaga soredemo nanitoka daigakudeno chiini shigamitsukōto shita.
My uncle retired from teaching last year, but he still managed to hang onto a position at the university.
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shirizokitai
Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")
1. Want to retreat; Want to withdraw
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shirizokitakunai
Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")
1. Don't want to back down.; Don't want to withdraw.
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