臨(のぞ)むto look out on, to face, to deal with, to attend (e.g. function), to appear (e.g. in court)

戦(たたか)いの場(ば)に臨(のぞ)む前(まえ)に家族(かぞく)に別(わか)れを告(つ)げる。

Say goodbye to your family before you go to the battlefield. {to look out on, to face, to deal with, to attend (e.g. function), to appear (e.g. in court)}

ボクサーは、試合(しあい)に臨(のぞ)む前(まえ)に減量(げんりょう)をします。

The boxer loses weight before going into a match. {to look out on, to face, to deal with, to attend (e.g. function), to appear (e.g. in court)}

閉会(へいかい)式(しき)に臨(のぞ)む前(まえ)にユニフォームを着替(きが)えました。

I changed into my uniform before the closing ceremony. {to look out on, to face, to deal with, to attend (e.g. function), to appear (e.g. in court)}

まるで試合(しあい)に臨(のぞ)むかのように監督(かんとく)も選手(せんしゅ)と同様(どうよう)に緊張(きんちょう)している。

The coach is as nervous as the players, as if he is the one going into the match. {to look out on, to face, to deal with, to attend (e.g. function), to appear (e.g. in court)}

津波(つなみ)を経験(けいけん)した人(ひと)が海(うみ)に臨(のぞ)んだ部屋(へや)を避(さ)けようとするのも当然(とうぜん)です。

It is natural for a person who has experienced a tsunami to try to avoid rooms facing the sea. {to look out on, to face, to deal with, to attend (e.g. function), to appear (e.g. in court)}