- 臨時 — temporary
- 臨場 — being on-site
- 臨海 — coastal
- 臨戦 — going to battle
- 臨む — to face / to attend / to deal with
- 臨機応変 — adapt to circumstances
Formed with the semantic 臣 (“minister/retainer”) plus a phonetic element historically related to 覧. It originally meant “to approach and observe closely,” and now broadly covers facing a situation or attending formally.
会議に 臨む前に 準備を 整えた。
I prepared thoroughly before attending the meeting.
彼は 重大な決断に 臨んでいる。
He is facing a major decision.