- doku to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
- shirizoku to step back, to move back, to retreat; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit; to resign, to retire, to quit; to concede
- hiku to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat; to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling); to resign, to retire, to quit
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