| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 臨時 | りんじ | temporary, special, extraordinary |
| 臨床 | りんしょう | clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology) |
| 臨海 | りんかい | coastal, seaside, oceanfront, maritime |
| 君臨 | くんりん | reigning, controlling; to reign, to dictate, to control |
| 臨界 | りんかい | critical (pressure, temperature, state, point) |
| 臨場感 | りんじょうかん | presence |
| 臨戦 | りんせん | preparing for action or battle |
| 臨む | のぞむ | to look out on; to face; to deal with; to attend (e.g. function) |
| 臨機応変 | りんきおうへん | adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment, playing it by ear, ad hoc |
| 臨検 | りんけん | on-the-spot investigation or inspection, raid |