下野 [ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄝˇ; xia4 ye3]
to step down from office
to go into opposition
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下野
繍線菊
しもつけ
シモツケ
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
see: 下毛野
word usually written using kana alone
abbreviation
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica)
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下野
げや
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
[of a public servant]
retirement from public office
see: 野党
[of a political party]
going into opposition
losing power
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