secluded life; retirement life
Refers to a quiet, withdrawn lifestyle away from public life, often after retirement. Can imply a deliberate choice to live in seclusion.
He left the city and is living a secluded life in the countryside.
After retirement, I want to enjoy a quiet life of seclusion.
隠居 refers more specifically to the act of retiring from active work or public life, often with a nuance of old age, while 隠退生活 emphasizes the lifestyle of seclusion itself.
引退 is the general term for retirement from a position or career, whereas 隠退生活 focuses on the secluded life that may follow.
Compound of 隠退 (いんたい, 'retirement, seclusion') and 生活 (せいかつ, 'life, living'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward combination of these elements.