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付近

附近
ふきん
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
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近い

ちかい
near; close; short (distance)
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近代

きんだい
present day; modern times
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近く

ちかく
near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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近年

きんねん
recent years
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最近

さいきん
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
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近畿

きんき
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
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接近

せっきん
getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
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近郊

きんこう
suburbs; outskirts
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近隣

きんりん
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity