-ku Godan/u-verb

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

-ku Godan/u-verb

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

-ku Godan/u-verb

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