退っ引きならぬ

のっぴきならぬ

unavoidable, inevitable

退っ引き

のっぴき

escape, withdrawal

引退

いんたい

retire

引きも切らない

ひきもきらない

incessant; uninterrupted; continuous

引退馬

いんたいば

retired horse

引退興行

いんたいこうぎょう

farewell performance

引退宣言

いんたいせんげん

announcement of one's retirement

引退相撲

いんたいずもう

exhibition match held at a wrestler's retirement ceremony

引けを取らない

ひけをとらない

not losing out (to); holding one's own (against); comparing favorably (with); being a fair match (for)

首っ引き

くびっぴき

making constant reference to

岡っ引き

おかっぴき

hired thief taker (Edo period), private secret policeman, private detective

無きゃならない

なきゃならない

cannot do without something, indispensable, absolutely necessary

ならない

ならない

cannot help (doing, etc.), cannot resist, cannot bear not to

洟も引っ掛けない

はなもひっかけない

ignoring someone completely

退き時

ひきどき

a good time to quit

引っ

ひっ

goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis

きなきな

worriedly, fretting, moping, brooding

抜き差しならない

ぬきさしならない

be inextricably involved, be in a sticky situation

聞き捨てならない

ききずてならない ききすてならない

inexcusable, unpardonable, can't be allowed to pass (without comment)