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VocabJLPT N1
active service
Nounの-Adjective

Definitions

  1. 1. active duty
  2. 2. active service
  3. 3. student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school
This noun describes someone who is currently active in a profession, sport, or role, as opposed to being retired or inactive. For example, it is used to describe a professional athlete still competing or a soldier currently serving.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Still competing at his age — that guy is amazing!

Sentence 2

Can I still cut it at this level… honestly, I'm not sure.

Sentence 3

My grandfather is still active, heading out to the fields every morning.

Sentence 4

Is it true the shop owner near the station is still active at seventy?

Sentence 5

At dinner, my brother boasted, "I'm still in the game, you know."