現役 げんえき
gen'eki

Noun
no-Adjective

1. active duty; active service

現役 げんえきから引退 いんたいした ひと あし とうのくものだ。
gen'ekikara intai shita hitowa ashiga tōnoku monoda.
People rarely come to see you once you are retired.
Noun
no-Adjective

2. student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try