New Entries/Amendments for 2004-Sep-22.html

======= Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:01:50 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	new
(headw1)	自治体国際化協会
(kana1)	じちたいこくさいかきょうかい
(pos)	noun
(english1)	Council of Local Authorities for International Relations
(english2)	CLAIR
(reference)	http://www.clair.or.jp/
======= Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:30:58 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	amend
(headw1)	締め切る(P); 閉め切る 【しめきる】 (v5r) to shut up
(english1)	(deadline) expires
(english2)	time is up (for submitting something)
(comment)	"shut up" only may be confusing.
======= Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:58:03 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	amend
(headw1)	溜る; 溜まる(P) 【たまる】 (v5r) to collect; to gather; to save 
(english1)	to accumulate
(comment)	I wonder if 溜まる shouldn't be listed first.  It seems to 
be more commonly used.
======= Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:05:20 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	amend
(headw1)	吊る 【つる】 (v5r) to hang
(english1)	to suspend (something from something)
(english2)	to be hanged (by the neck)
(comment)	Just a couple of additional English meanings.
======= Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:19:27 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	amend
(headw1)	伸びる(P); 延びる(P) 【のびる】 (v1,vi) (1) to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; (2) to make progress; to grow (beard, body height); (3) to grow stale (soba); (4) to be postponed; to be prolonged; (5) to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed; (6) to be exhausted
(reference)	のびる　延びる 
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=
%B1%E4%A4%D3%A4%EB&kind=je
のびる　伸びる 
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=
%BF%AD%A4%D3%A4%EB&kind=je
(comment)	According to GOO, only 延びる has the meaning of postpone.
At least one Japanese teacher working with JLPT training 
has it this way on his word list.