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
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遠く， とおく
1. far away, distant place, a (great) distance, a long way off, afar
2. long ago, far back, far (into the future)
3. by far
tbd