上臈

じょうろう

court lady, noblewoman

臈

ろう

becoming more experienced with age, social status based on this experience

劫臈

こうろう

long time; long years of service

中臈

ちゅうろう

court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period)

奥

おく

interior, inner part, inside

臈たける

ろうたける

to be elegant (usu. of a woman), to be graceful, to be refined

蘊奥

うんのう うんおう

inner mysteries (of a field of study), secrets

秘奥

ひおう

secrets, mysteries

奥印

おくいん おくしるし

official seal

奥意

おくい

true intention

奥義

おうぎ おくぎ

secrets, mysteries, esoterica, hidden purpose

奥庭

おくにわ

inner garden, back yard

奥山

おくやま

remote mountain, mountain recesses

中奥

なかおく

area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life

大奥

おおおく

inner palace (in Edo Castle), palace's ladies chambers, shogun's harem

堂奥

どうおう

secret knowledge, interior of a temple

奥羽

Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku

奥方

おくがた

lady, nobleman's wife

内奥

ないおう

inner part, depths