New Entries/Amendments for 2004-Oct-16.html
======= Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 10:43:00 +1000 (EST)
(subtype) new
(headw1) 慰罨
(kana1) いあん
(pos) name
(english1) Ian
(reference) Well, I have no verifiable source; some Japanese students were at my school and this is how one of them wrote my name.
(name) Ian Franic
======= Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 22:59:32 +1000 (EST)
(subtype) amend
(headw1) 目玉
(kana1) めだま
(pos) noun
(english1) drawcard
(reference) http://www.itmedia.co.jp/lifestyle/articles/0410/14/news002.html
12月に登場する新型「PSX」の目玉は、「x-アプリ」と呼ばれるエンターテインメントアプリケーション群だ。
(comment) The above article would appear (to me anyway) to use "medama" with the meaning of "drawcard" or "main feature".
(name) Scott Rowan