近 Stroke Order

modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)

to be almost within reach / to be close at hand

almost / nearly / close to

nearby / in a close neighborhood

near by

for the past few years

to approach / to get close to / to sneak up on / near to

to approach / to get close to

recent developments / current situation

to approach / to lean close to

in the past few days / recently / in the last few days

recently / soon / nearest

near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent

approximation

Distant water cannot quench present thirst / Slowness can not meet hasty demand. / The aid is too slow in coming to be of any help.

similar / about the same as / approximately / approximation

approximate value

the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949)

intimate / to get close to

recent years

close to / approaching

close to / intimate

Kondō (Japanese surname)

to press close to / to snuggle close / intimate

(in the) vicinity / nearby / neighboring / next to

to approach / to draw near to

to approach (a numerical value) / to converge to a limit (in calculus) / convergence

low coverage

recently / lately

near / to approach