奥

inner part; interior; back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.); depths (e.g. of a forest); recesses (e.g. of a cave); heart; end (of a road, garden, etc.)

living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room

recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

profound; deep

deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

back tooth; molar

depths; deep place

bottom (of one's heart)

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

lady; nobleman's wife

Idiomatic expression

ace up one's sleeve; trump card; last resort

Idiomatic expression

secret skills; secret; mystery

Archaic

left hand

to lie deep in; to extend far back

interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions

depth; length

profound; deep

Esp. 晩稲

late-growing rice

Esp. 晩生

late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers

Esp. 奥手, 晩熟

late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

refined; elegant; graceful; cultivated

modest; reserved; restrained; self-effacing

inner room

remote mountain; mountain recesses

inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room

Idiomatic expression

to play one's trump card

inner garden; back yard

Buddhism

inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.

deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable

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

colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information