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); …
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奥さんwife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
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奥様wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
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奥山remote mountain; mountain recesses
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山奥deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
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奥義secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
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大奥inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
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陸奥Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
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陸奥Rikuō (former province located in parts of present-day Aomori and Iwate prefectures)
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奥まってsecluded; innermost
Expression
奥まるto lie deep in; to extend far back
Godan verb
奥地interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
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奥底depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
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奥歯back tooth; molar
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奥深いprofound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
I-adjective
奥州Ōshū (alternative name of the former Mutsu province)
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奥手late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
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奥の手ace up one's sleeve; trump card; last resort; secret skills; secret; mystery
Expression
奥方lady; nobleman's wife
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奥羽Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
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奥ゆかしいrefined; elegant; graceful; cultivated; modest; reserved; restrained; self-effacing
I-adjective
最奥deep inside; innermost place
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奥付colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
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