left-handedness; a person who primarily uses their left hand (a left-hander).
彼は左利きだからハサミを使うときに注意が必要だ。
He's left-handed, so you need to be careful when he uses scissors.
左利きの選手は野球で投手として有利な場合がある。
Left-handed players can have advantages as pitchers in baseball.
子どもが左利きか右利きかは幼稚園で気づくことが多い。
Whether a child is left- or right-handed is often noticed in kindergarten.
a fondness for drinking; a person who enjoys alcohol (an older or dialectal usage).
祖父は若い頃から左利きで、宴会ではよく一杯飲んでいた。
My grandfather loved drinking since his youth and often had a drink at parties.
彼は左利きで、週末は居酒屋に通っている。
He's a heavy drinker and goes to pubs on weekends.