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左 ひだり N5

  1. left; left-hand side
  2. left hand
  3. leftist; the left (wing)
  4. drinker; fondness for alcohol

左 さ

  1. left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following

左右 さゆう N3

  1. left and right; right and left
  2. (asserting) control; domination; influence
  3. one's attendants; people accompanying one
  4. (serving at someone's) side
  5. equivocation

左様なら さようなら N2

  1. adieu; farewell; goodbye; so long

左利き ひだりきき N1

  1. left-handed person; left-handedness; left-hander
  2. drinker; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol

左上 ひだりうえ

  1. upper left

左側 ひだりがわ

  1. left side; left-hand side

左前 ひだりまえ

  1. wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)
  2. being in a bad financial situation; downturn; economic adversity; recession
  3. before and left; front and left; front left

左手 ひだりて

  1. left hand
  2. (on) the left; left-hand direction; left-hand side

左折 させつ

  1. left turn; turning to the left
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