to approach ②to get acquainted with

near ②nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year") ③shortly

near ②close (in time) ③close (relationship) ④closely related

to bring near ②to associate with

to approach

lately

short way

proximity

near oneself

before long

soon ②close (by)

acquaintance

near future

nearby place

intimate

near ②familiar

near at hand

acquaintance

near

close to a station

recently ②nearest

getting closer ②being not much different ③becoming close (i.e. friendly)

neighborhood ②approaching

neighborhood

close associate

close combat

point-blank range

neighborhood

neighborhood

neighboring villages

proximity ②approaching

present day ②early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

soon

recent years

coastal waters

short distance

neighborhood nuisance

fast approach

affinity

neighbors

tachibana tree west of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)

cherry tree east of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)

banishment (to a nearby province)

Imperial Guards

Imperial Guard (Meiji)

Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)

Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)

Omi beef

merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites)