noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
patience; endurance; forbearance
Literary word for quietly enduring hardship or suppressing one's feelings. Often used in the set phrase 隠忍自重 (いんにんじちょう), meaning 'acting with prudence and self-restraint'.
彼は隠忍自重の精神で難局に当たった。
He faced the difficult situation with a spirit of patient self-restraint.
隠忍して機会を待つ。
Endure patiently and wait for an opportunity.
noun
undercover ninja; embedded ninja
Colloquial, historical term for a ninja who infiltrates enemy territory and lives undercover for a long period. Not a common modern word.
隠忍は敵地に長期間潜伏する忍者のことだ。
An 'innin' is a ninja who hides in enemy territory for a long time.