退

amicable resignation (retirement); resigning (retiring) from one's job of one's free will

infinite regress

regression to an earlier stage (e.g. infantile)

abdication of an emperor (before demise)

encouragement to retire early; retirement stimulus

sheltering indoors; taking refuge inside

voluntary resignation; retiring for personal reasons

informal resignation; unofficial resignation

resigning because of marriage

retirement benefit system; retirement system; retirement plan

deportment; behavior; carriage

early retirement program; early retirement programme

backward-looking philosophy (ideology); conservatism

mass retirement (esp. that of the Japanese baby boomers)

to withdraw from the presence (of the Emperor)

being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place

(retirement) pension

one step forward, many steps backward; little to gain and much to lose

secluded life

secretly hoarded goods (esp. those belonging to the Japanese military at the end of WWII)

behavior; bearing; demeanor

decay (decline, corruption) of public morals; moral decadence

unlawful trespass; occupying a property and refusing to leave

coursework completed without degree; withdrawal from a course having completed the coursework