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to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover
to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to be covered; to go out of sight
to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to be unknown (e.g. of a talent); to be undiscovered; to be hidden (e.g. of a meaning)
to pass away (of a person of high position)
逃げた泥棒は暗い路地の影に隠れていた。
The thief was hiding in the darkness.
彼女は部屋に隠れてしまった。
She hid herself in her room.
雲に隠れていた月がまた顔を出した。
The moon that had been hiding behind the clouds came out again.