どくのく
Verb, Intransitive
1.
to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way
word usually written using kana alone
2.
to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
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彼は社長の座を退き、会長に就任した。
He stepped down from the position of president and assumed the role of chairman.
彼は長年の教職を退き、悠々自適の生活を送っている。
He retired from his long teaching career and is living a leisurely life.
政治家は、国民の信頼を失えば、その地位を退くべきだ。
If a politician loses the trust of the people, they should resign from their position.
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