森の奥

もりのおく

deep in the forest

奥の院

おくのいん

located behind the main hall of the temple and shrine, it is a place where the spiritual statues and spirits of the founder kaisan are enshrined.

心の奥

こころのおく

inner heart

奥の手

おくのて

left hand, upper hand, secret skills, secret, mystery, last resort, trump card

奥

おく

interior, inner part, inside

間の間

あいのま

room connecting the two main rooms of a building, intermediate room

心の奥底

こころのおくそこ

innermost depths of one's heart

クレーブの奥方

クレーブのおくがた

La Princesse de Clèves (1678 novel by Madame de La Fayette)

奥の細道

おくのほそみち

The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)

クレーヴの奥方

クレーヴのおくがた

La Princesse de Clèves (1678 novel by Madame de La Fayette)

奥の深い

おくのふかい

deep, profound, complicated, advanced, impenetrable

奥庭

おくにわ

inner garden, back yard

蘊奥

うんのう うんおう

inner mysteries (of a field of study), secrets

大奥

おおおく

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

秘奥

ひおう

secrets, mysteries

奥意

おくい

true intention

奥印

おくいん おくしるし

official seal

奥義

おうぎ おくぎ

secrets, mysteries, esoterica, hidden purpose

中奥

なかおく

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