1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

   1.

   to draw back; to sink; to cave in

2. 2.

   to be set back (e.g. from a road)

3. 3.

   to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out

Example sentences

• 無理が通れば、道理が引っ込む。

  Reason retires once the unreasonable gets its way.