Inggeris

used to emphasize the shortness of time or distance from the time point or the place _(takkur)
― I was in Japan until quite recently; a bookstore oepned nearby

Japanese

その時点や地点からの時間や距離が短いことを強調するために用いられる _(takkur)
― つい最近まで日本にいた; つい近所に本屋がオープンした

_{takkur (2016-10-04 10:01:44)}

(TK Oct 4, 2016) this synset is adverb although it modifies a noun. some adverbs related to comparison in position or order.