Illustration: An older man kneels beside a low table in his Japanese apartment, peering beneath it for his glasses. The glasses are actually resting immediately beside his planted hand, close enough for one finger to touch them without moving his arm.

すぐそば

sugusoba

right nearby, close by

Example sentences

駅えきはホテルのすぐそばです。
The train station is close to the hotel.
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彼かれはすぐそばに住すんでいる。
He lives close by.
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トムはメアリーのすぐそばに立たっている。
Tom is standing right next to Mary.
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