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myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
Examples
私は近視なので、あの看板に何が書いてあるか分からない。
I am near-sighted, so I cannot make out what is written on that signboard.
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to bring close; to bring near
2
to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close
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Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
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modern science
Examples
近代科学技術はなぜ中国で発展しなかったのだろうか。
Why didn't modern technology develop in China?
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myopic; short-sighted
Examples
イギリス人と比べてみると、我々は近視眼的すぎる。
Compared with the English, we are too near-sighted.
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modern history
Examples
彼はフランス近代史に詳しい。
He is acquainted with the modern history of France.
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neighboring country; neighbouring country
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Historical term
provinces close to Kyoto (under ritsuryō system)
