最近【さいきん】
recently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now, nearest, closest
近づく【ちかづく】
to approach, to draw near, to get close, to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know
近い【ちかい】
near, close, short (distance), close (in time), soon, close (relationship), friendly, intimate, closely related, similar, almost the same, close to, nearly
近く【ちかく】
near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"), close to, shortly, soon
近所【きんじょ】
neighbourhood, neighborhood
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
近代【きんだい】
present day, modern times, recent times, early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World
War II)
近年【きんねん】
recent years
近郊【きんこう】
outskirts, environs (of a city), surrounding area, surroundings
近畿【きんき】
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
近隣【きんりん】
neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
近海【きんかい】
coastal waters, adjacent seas
近づき【ちかづき】
acquaintance, making someone's acquaintance
近衛【このえ】
Imperial Guards
近著【きんちょ】
recent work
近世【きんせい】
recent past, recent times, early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
近代的【きんだいてき】
modern
近親【きんしん】
near relative
親近感【しんきんかん】
affinity, feeling of closeness (with someone), feeling of kinship
近代詩【きんだいし】
modern poetry, modern-style poetry
