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

   1.

   to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way

2. 2.

   to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede

Example sentences

• 退くのは無理、だって私の本質だ。

  I can't quit it, it's my personality.

• 進むべきか退くべきか、はっきりとはわからなかった。

  I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.