deep inside;  innermost place
 secret techniques (of an art or skill);  inner mysteries;  essence;  quintessence;  heart
 depths;  deep place;  bottom (of one's heart)
 interior;  backwoods;  hinterland;  back regions
 esoteric doctrines;  mysteries
 Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa);  Tōhoku
 esoteric writings;  Upanishad (sacred Hindu treatises)
 one's heart of hearts;  the depths of one's mind
 secret knowledge;  interior of a temple
 inner mysteries (of a field of study);  secrets
 deep truth;  deep knowledge
 secrets;  mysteries;  secret formula;  essence;  esoterica (of an art, martial arts, etc.)
 Rikuō (former province located in parts of present-day Aomori and Iwate prefectures)