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近く， ちかく
1. near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
2. nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"), close to
3. shortly, soon
附近；将近，差不多；不久后
に
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
6. as (i.e. in the role of)
7. per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
8. and, in addition to
9. if, although
tbd