the basement.
a block.
近い親戚
a near relation.
読み方 ちかい
A vow; an oath; a pledge; a solemn promise; a word of honour
読み方 ちかい
Near, nigh (relation); close (connection); short (road):(副詞に用いれば)nearly:(前置詞に訳せば)to be near (a place); to be near upon, nigh upon, close upon (the hour); to be akin to (something):(動詞に訳せば)to near (completion); to approach (some state); to approximate (some stage); to border on, verge on (something); to amount almost to (something); to be getting on for (the hour)