臨む – Vocabulary details

臨のぞむ

Meanings

Verb (5-dan, む, intransitive)

1. to look out on; to overlook; to front onto

2. to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to be confronted by

彼かれはまるで戦たたかいに臨のぞむかのような厳きびしい態たい度どだった。His manner was stern, as if he were about to face a battle.

3. to deal with (an issue)

この男おとこが本ほん気きで仕し事ごとに臨のぞんでいることは明めい白はくだ。It is clear that this man is approaching his work with seriousness.

4. to attend (e.g. a function); to appear (e.g. in court); to be present at; to go to (e.g. a place); to take part in; to participate; to join

大たい会かいに臨のぞませてください。Please let me take part in the tournament.

Alt. forms

Kanji used

臨

face something

Pitch accent

の

ぞむ

Conjugations...Used in: 2088

Used in vocabulary (2 in total)

法ほう廷ていに臨のぞむ

to appear in court

深しん淵えんに臨のぞむが如ごとし

like looking out on an abyss; like standing on the edge of an abyss

Examples (11 in total)

負まけられない戦たたかいに臨のぞむ。

I face a battle I cannot afford to lose.

大たい会かいに臨のぞませてください。

Please let me take part in the tournament.

危き機きに臨のぞんでも彼かれは冷れい静せいだった。

Even when facing a crisis, he remained calm.

改あらためて、ゆっくりと研けん究きゅうに臨のぞめばいい。

You can just take your time and approach the research anew.

精せいをつけて作さく戦せんに臨のぞんで欲ほしいな。

I'd like you to build up your strength before taking on the mission.

自じ分ぶんを信しんじて事ことに臨のぞめば、結けっ果かは出でるさ。

If you believe in yourself when you tackle things, results will follow.

対たい策さくをしたうえで、この場ばに臨のぞんでいるのだ。

We are facing this situation after having taken countermeasures.

練れん習しゅうなど必ひつ要ようなく、本ほん番ばんに臨のぞめる人にん間げん。

A person who can face the actual event without needing practice.

ですから、少すこしは真ま面じ目めに面めん接せつに臨のぞまないといけませんわよ。

Therefore, you must approach the interview with at least some seriousness.

彼かれはまるで戦たたかいに臨のぞむかのような厳きびしい態たい度どだった。

His manner was stern, as if he were about to face a battle.

この男おとこが本ほん気きで仕し事ごとに臨のぞんでいることは明めい白はくだ。