- oku 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)
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