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getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
台風が日本列島に接近しています。
A typhoon is approaching the Japanese islands.
彼は彼女にゆっくり接近していった。
He slowly approached her.
両国の関係が徐々に接近してきている。
Relations between the two countries are getting closer.