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left and right; right and left
(asserting) control; influence; domination
one's attendants; people accompanying one
(serving at someone's) side
equivocation
「左右」 has another reading with different meanings.
左右を確認してから渡ってね。
Check left and right before crossing.
天気が試合の結果を左右する。
The weather can determine the outcome of the match.
結果が私の将来を左右するんだ。
The result will affect my future.