noun (common) (futsuumeishi)word usually written using kana alone(place) near by;(place) close by;(place) right next to;the side (of something);beside;vicinity;proximity;neighbourhood (neighborhood)
あの窓のそばの机は使うな。
Don't use the desk by that window.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)word usually written using kana aloneas soon as;right after