► 成句
一線 [いっせん] [一線を退く] meaning: retire rank: 4
☆ 彼は政界の一線から退くことを表明した ⇨ He announced that he would step back from the forefront of the political world (☛ Not completely retire, but scale down the activity significantly)
► 名詞
一線 [いっせん] [一線を画する] [liter] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 彼の提案は他とは一線を画している (いっせんをかくして) ⇨ His proposal is differentiated with one line, clearly different, from others (☛ Usually positive)
一線 [いっせん] [一線を超える] meaning: limit rank: 3
☆ 常識の一線を超えた行動 ⇨ An action that crossed the line of the common sense
More examples:
- たとえ家族の間でも超えてはいけない一線が有る ⇨ There are certain lines you cannot cross even among family
- 彼女は芸能界の第一線で四十年以上活躍してきた ⇨ She has been at the forefront of the entertainment world for more than forty years
- 椅子は全て一線に揃っている ⇨ The chairs are all arranged in one line
- 彼は政界の第一線から退くことを表明した ⇨ He announced that he would step back from the forefront of the political world