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退く どく N3

  1. to make way; to move (out of the way); to step aside
  2. to quit; to resign; to retire; to secede

退く しりぞく

  1. to move back; to retreat; to step back
  2. to exit; to leave; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior)
  3. to quit; to resign; to retire
  4. to concede

退く ひく

  1. to draw back; to fall back; to move back; to recede; to retreat
  2. to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling); to lessen; to subside
  3. to quit; to resign; to retire

立ち退く たちのく

  1. to clear out; to evacuate; to leave; to withdraw (from)
  2. to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate

飛び退く とびのく

  1. to jump aside; to jump back; to jump out of the way; to leap back

御前を退く ごぜんをのく

  1. to withdraw from the presence (of the Emperor)

職を退く しょくをしりぞく

  1. to resign from one's post

進むも地獄退くも地獄 すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごく

  1. between the devil and the deep blue sea; both advancing and retreating are hell

一線を退く いっせんをしりぞく

  1. to retire; to step back

引く ひく N5

  1. to lead (e.g. a horse); to pull; to tug
  2. to attract (e.g. interest); to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.)
  3. to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
  4. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
  5. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
  6. to catch (a cold)
  7. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
  8. to check; to consult; to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.)
  9. to haul; to pull (vehicles)
  10. to deduct; to subtract
  11. to ebb; to fade; to recede
  12. to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
  13. to cite; to quote; to raise (as evidence)
  14. to install (e.g. a telephone); to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to supply (e.g. water)
  15. to hold (e.g. a note)
  16. to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
  17. to draw back; to fall back; to move back; to recede; to retreat
  18. to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling); to lessen; to subside
  19. to quit; to resign; to retire
  20. to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to cringe; to recoil (in disgust, etc.)
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