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ラーメン屋の店主が近くのスーパーで食材を調達してた
らーめんやのてんしゅがちかくのすーぱーでしょくざいをちょうたつしてたThe ramen shop owner was sourcing ingredients at the nearby supermarket
近くに新しい空港ができました。
ちかくにあたらしいくうこうができました。A new airport was built nearby.
異変を感じ、近くの病院に駆けこんだ
いへんをかんじ、ちかくのびょういんにかけこんだSensing something wrong, I rushed to a nearby hospital.