近く | [ちかく, chikaku] (n-adv, n) (1) (See 近い) near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; (n-suf) (2) nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; (adv) (3) shortly; soon; (P) #1,839 [Add to Longdo] |
遠くの親類より近くの他人 | [とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん, tookunoshinruiyorichikakunotanin] (exp) (id) A neighbour is better than a relative living far [Add to Longdo] |
側近く | [そばちかく, sobachikaku] (n) nearby [Add to Longdo] |