退たい却きゃく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

retreat; withdrawal; retiring from a position

Used as a noun or with する for moving back or withdrawing, especially from a battlefield, difficult situation, or untenable position. It can correspond to 'retirement' in the sense of withdrawal, but it is not the normal word for retiring from a job.

• 敵てきの攻こう撃げきを受うけて、部ぶ隊たいは退たい却きゃくを始はじめた。

  Under enemy attack, the unit began its retreat.

• 軍ぐんは夜よるのうちに山やまの向むこうへ退たい却きゃくした。

  The army retreated beyond the mountains during the night.