Keyword
retreat
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1575
Readings
たい
(74%)
しぞ
(5%)
(4%)
(1%)
じさ
(1%)
ずさ
(1%)
Composed of
almost good
road
Mnemonic

This road is almost good enough for a retreat, but we don't have a choice or we'll get completely destroyed! Let's go! RETREAT!

Used in kanji (2 in total)
femur
fade
Used in vocabulary (242 in total)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
Examples (186 in total)
This novel is boring.
How boring this game is!
You look very bored.
That child got bored.
It was so boring that I fell asleep.
Come on, play with me, I'm so bored!
If it were not for books, life would be boring.
The party was really boring.
I was bored because I had seen the movie before.
You look bored.
Many of the students got bored and fell asleep.
Life in a small town is boring.
His speech got awfully boring.
The more she talked, the more bored I got.
She is bored with this novel.
The students are bored.
Never have I read such a dull book.
I found the book boring.
Far from being bored, we had a very good time.
Far from being bored, I had a great time.
I'm bored.
I'm bored and I have nothing to do.
Sometimes I have to read boring novels.
What do you do when you're bored?
I'm getting bored.
Everyone in the room looked bored.
Waiting for a train is tedious.
If it weren't for music, the world would be a boring place.
The defeated army retreated from the country.
The show was so boring that Ann and I fell asleep.
The children looked bored.
The audience appeared bored.
There's a huge spider in the room! Quick, exterminate it!
He stepped aside for her to pass.
She was very bored during the lecture.
His hair is receding from his forehead.
My first day in the university was rather boring.
What do you plan to do after you retire?
When he retired, his son took over his business.
His decision to retire surprised all of us.
She announced her intention to retire.
On his father's retirement he took over the business.
I have decided to retire.
I'm just a little bored.
Ought he to be forced out of the presidency?
It was such a boring speech that I fell asleep.
He left high school at seventeen.
I was expelled from school.
I was kicked out of high school.
She will leave the hospital soon.
She is constantly in and out of hospital.
Will she be able to leave the hospital next week?
The patient was discharged from hospital.
The soldiers retreated from their positions.
His plan was discarded.
Her suggestion seems to have been turned down.
I dismissed the protest.
The old man retired from public life ten years ago.
The people could repel the invasion.
His novels are, for the most part, very boring.
He retired to his hometown, where he lived a quiet life.
As a matter of fact, his lecture was boring.
When John retired, his son took over his business.
He retired from office.
He retired because of the loss of his health.
I declined his invitation to dinner.
Mary seems to be bored with the game.
What's the best way to get rid of mosquitoes?
His jokes are always flat.
I'm always bored with films that have little action.
The mistake hastened his retirement.
But being bored is also fun in a way.
They had no alternative but to retreat.
The army had to retreat.
I got more and more bored as the speech went on.
How do you kill cockroaches?
I've spent so many years as chairman that I feel it's time I stepped down.
He argued that the new policy was bound to drive the economy into recession.
The long wait at the airport was tedious.
"Tom and Mary" is known as the world's most boring novel.
Tom, I'm bored.
Tom retired.
Is Tom retired?
Tom was expelled from school for breaking school rules.
Tom seems bored.
I think Tom is bored.
Tom looked like he was bored.
Tom just sat there looking bored.
Tom said he was bored.
Tom got out of the hospital three days ago.
Tom could tell that Mary was bored.
I have no intention whatever of resigning.
He sold his business and retired.
I get irritated at his boring stories.
Many people declined the invitation to the reception.
Grandfather has retired because he is getting old.
The audience walked out of the theater, looking bored.
Being bored, the audience began to yawn.
When are you going to retire?
Most people retire at the age of sixty.
Jim's uncle is due to retire next year.
Tom retired at the age of 65.
Tom retired at the age of 67.
Tom retires next spring.
We've had four retirements this year.
He retired on account of poor health.
His colleagues gave him a present when he retired.
He retired from the company after 30 years' service.
He retired at the age of 65.
She may have to quit her job next month.
My father retired from his job several years ago.
My father will retire at the age of sixty.
My father retired at the age of 65.
My father is retiring next spring.
By the time he retires, my father will have worked for almost thirty years.
I retired last year.
He wasn't earning a large salary when he retired.
I've retired and I'm going to take it easy for a while.
How long have you been retired?
Those approaching retirement age have the choice of working or not working.
Everybody, please leave.
I would like to leave work early today if possible.
May I leave school early today?
The teacher granted me permission to go home early.
The teacher allowed me to leave school early.
Several boys had to leave school early yesterday.
I have a fever, so I'm leaving early.
They dismissed his criticism as hypocrisy.
The decline can be traced to the 1950s.
His speech bored me.
Frankly speaking, his speeches are always dull.
Nevertheless, many are choosing early retirement.
After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.
The man held on to his job stubbornly and would not retire.
What makes life dreary is the want of motivation.
Jane had a very boring weekend.
He retired on a pension at the age of sixty.
I dropped out of school when I was in the 7th grade.
Kozue thought the teacher's lecture was dull, boring and endless.
He says he must get rid of the mice that are in the attic.
Such a judge should retire from his job before retirement age.
Please turn off the lights when you leave the room.
Why did you decide drop out of school?
Tom dropped out of high school.
He dropped out of school in his second year.
They dropped out of school.
She had to withdraw her son from the club.
Tom was caught cheating on the exam and was expelled from school.
He retired from the army 20 years ago.
He was paid one million dollars in retirement allowance.
The teacher did not permit the students to leave the lecture hall.
A farewell party was held in honor of the retiring executive.
Sudden decrease in appetite is sometimes a sign of illness.
What time do you leave your work?
He was lazy and irresponsible. Thus, he was told to leave the company.
Sometimes we need to take a step back and think.
The alarm rang and everyone had to evacuate.
It was his lengthy narrative that bored me to death.
She put some money away every month for her retirement.
The bowling shop's opening ceremony was boring.
At the age of sixty, he retired.
He decided neither to advance nor to retreat.
They demanded that the president resign.
She found it dull living in the country.
Professor Jones retires next year.
The boy was expelled from music school when he was 12.
The company presented him with a gold watch on the day he retired.
Japan seceded from the League of Nations in 1933.
The Soviet troops started to withdraw from Afghanistan.
He tried to devise a plan for getting rid of termites.
The people were evacuated because of the flood.
I bought an eight-acre farm for my retirement.
He started gardening after his retirement.
I'd like to live a quiet life in the country after retirement.
He took up gardening after he retired.
Tom's father retired early.
They have formed their own nationwide association, the American Association of Retired Persons.
The retired often feel that they are useless and unproductive.
He dropped out of high school.
He retires before the new pension scheme is due to come into effect.
The stock market crash forced many retirees back into the job market.
Of course, many senior citizens are happy with retirement.
Japan is still struggling to emerge from recession.
The economy has entered a recession.
Cocktail parties can be boring.
As the recession set in, temporary employees were laid off one after another.