Please turn left at the next intersection.
左のドアから入ってください。
Please enter through the left door.
Political left; used in contexts like 左翼 or 左派.
彼は左の政治家として知られている。
He is known as a left-wing politician.
Colloquial; from the phrase 左党 (さとう), meaning a drinker or someone who prefers alcohol.
うちの父はかなりの左で、毎晩晩酌を欠かさない。
My father is quite a drinker and never misses his evening drink.
There's a bank to the left of the post office.
Please turn a little to the left.
He always sits on my left.
The third seat from the left is mine.
left foot · left leg
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander · fondness for alcohol; drinker; person fond of alcohol
lower left; bottom left
left arm · left-handed pitcher
left eye
left shoulder
left end; left edge
right and left; both sides
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise · eccentric; abnormal; contrary
to the left; leftward · left-leaning; left of center
facing left; leftward orientation
upper left; top left
lower left; bottom left
same as on the left; as stated before
kimono worn right over left; dressing a corpse · downturn; recession; bad financial situation · front left; front and left
left back; left rear
left side
left ear
left breast; left side of the chest
left skirt of a kimono · geisha
left-hand corner; lower left