隠居

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 隠居(いんきょ) is a noun and する verb for withdrawing from work or a public role into seclusion or retired life.
• Basic usage: Retiring to a mountain village appears in 山里に隠居する, while the period afterward is 隠居後.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Withdrawal and later life
  • Depending on context, it can describe the act of retiring from a role or the life that follows that withdrawal.
• Place and time
  • Mark the place of retirement with に, and use 隠居後 for the time after retirement.