stairs used in emergencies

state of emergency (unusually difficult or dangerous situation)

a male given name

Clipping of 左衛門府 (Saemonfu).

(dated) suffix for male given names

(anatomy) left ventricle

Synonym of 左心室 (sashinshitsu, “(anatomy) left ventricle”)

Synonym of 関東 (Kantō): the area east of 逢坂の関 (Ōsaka-no-seki, “tollgate of Ōsaka-yama”) or the 函谷関 (Kankoku-kan, “Hangu Pass”)

(graphic design) left alignment / (typography) flush-left alignment in horizontal text

not always, not necessarily / not completely / not exactly, not strictly speaking, not technically