to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower

to hang; to dangle

to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire

to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded

to get closer to the present day

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

tedious; boring; dull; uninteresting; tiresome; monotonous

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

Word usually written using kana alone

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

のく only

to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

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

extermination; elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression; subjugation; getting rid of; stamping out; wiping out; rooting out

Buddhism

renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings)

curing (an illness)

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

retreat; falling back; moving backwards; reversing; backing up (of a vehicle); retrogression; retraction

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

recession; waning

Computing

backspace (key)

retirement

to refuse; to reject; to turn down; to dismiss

to repel; to repulse; to drive away; to beat off; to defeat

to make (someone) leave; to send away; to turn away

to force (someone) to leave their post; to oust; to remove; to expel