to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

on the wane

entreating the enemy to surrender

to entreat the enemy to surrender

Alternative spelling of 天下り: descent to earth from heaven; an avatar; in Japan's postwar period, the practice of awarding a high-level bureaucrat with a high-paying job after retirement (also spelled 天下り): a kind of revolving door syndrome

calling the spirits of the dead / spiritualism

to call, contact, or communicate with the spirits of the dead, to act as a medium

(algebra) descending powers

demotion

to demote