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► 動詞
引退  [いんたい]  [引退する]    meaning:  retire  rank: 2
☆ プロ野球から引退した ⇨ He retired from professional baseball

退く  [(3)しりぞく]  [liter]    meaning:  retire  rank: 3
☆ シーズン終了後現役を退いた ⇨ He retired after the end of the season

退職  [たいしょく]  [退職する]    meaning:  retire  rank: 3
☆ は40勤務の後退職した ⇨ He retired after 40 years of work

降板  [こうばん]  [降板する]    meaning:  retire  rank: 4
☆ 先発投手は五に降板した ⇨ The starting pitcher left the pitching plate, was relieved, after 5th inning

退官  [たいかん]  [退官する]    meaning:  retire  rank: 4
☆ 年末に退官する ⇨ He will retire from his position at the end of the year  (☛ Retire/resign from 官 post such as 長官, 代官)

► 成句
一線  [いっせん]  [一線を退く]    meaning:  retire  rank: 4
☆ 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)

第一線  [だいいっせん]  [一線を退く]    meaning:  retire  rank: 4
☆ 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  (☛ Not completely retire, but scale down the activity significantly)

► 名詞
引退  [いんたい]    meaning:  retire  rank: 2
☆ は引退を表明した ⇨ He announced his retirement

退職  [たいしょく]    meaning:  retire  rank: 3
☆ 退職金 ⇨ 

隠居  [いんきょ]    meaning:  retire  rank: 4
☆ 政界から引退して隠居生活をしている ⇨ He has retired from politics and is living quietly  (☛ Typically about a public figure)

引き際  [ひきぎわ]    meaning:  retire  rank: 4
☆ は引き際を見誤った ⇨ He misjudged the timing to step aside, quit