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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to seclude oneself; to hide away; to stay inside (one's shell)
to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to infuse with
to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be stuffy; to be dense
to be muffled (e.g. voice)
to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to confine oneself in a temple to pray
彼は世間を避けて山奥に隠ることにした。
He decided to seclude himself deep in the mountains, away from the world.
修行のために寺に隠って数年間を過ごした。
He spent several years secluded in a temple for training.
冬になると熊は洞穴に隠って春を待つ。
In winter, bears hole up in their caves and wait for spring.