New Entries/Amendments for 2005-Feb-1.html
======= Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 06:03:28 +1100 (EST)
(subtype) new
(headw1) 概念
(kana1) がいねん
(pos) noun
(english1) general idea, concept
(reference) Nelson, p.209, N2344
(name) Mateusz Tyminski
======= Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 06:03:54 +1100 (EST)
(subtype) new
(headw1) 概念
(kana1) がいねん
(pos) noun
(english1) general idea, concept
(reference) Nelson, p.509, N2344
(name) Mateusz Tyminski
======= Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 12:33:05 +1100 (EST)
(subtype) new
(headw1) �j�
(kana1) �����
(pos) verb
(english1) to swim
(reference) Kana and Kanji, revised edition
(comment) I thought this word was in the database, but I couldn't get it to come up.
(name) Ben Dean
======= Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:49:08 +1100 (EST)
(subtype) amend
(headw1) 公募
(kana1) こうぼ
(pos) noun
(english1) public offering
(comment) The current definition says: "public appeal; public contribution" This definition isn't clear to me at all. It sounds like it might work in the limited context of requesting public contributions for a charity, etc. However, in financial/legal circles this term is quite commonly used to refer to a "public offering" of securities by a company/entity in exchange for debt or equity. I think simply "public offering" captures what this term really means in its most common usage. Depending on context, a secondary meaning could be public solicitation (of contributions, etc.)
(name) Jeff Schrepfer
======= Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:50:47 +1100 (EST)
(subtype) new
(headw1) 私募
(kana1) しぼ
(pos) noun
(english1) private offering
(comment) In contrast to my previous submission regarding 公募, 私募 is used in financial/legal circles to refer to a private offering of securities by a company or other entity as debt or equity.
(name) Jeff Schrepfer
======= Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:59:01 +1100 (EST)
(subtype) new
(headw1) 聖卓
(kana1) せいたく
(pos) noun
(english1) altar
(reference) Samuel E. Martin’s “Basic Japanese Conversation Dictionary” from the the Tuttle Language Library
(comment) Plenty of hits on google.
(name) Peter Rout
======= Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:23:24 +1100 (EST)
(subtype) new
(headw1) 糊付きテープ
(headw2) のり付きテープ
(kana1) のりつきテープ
(pos) noun
(english1) adhesive tape
(reference) Samuel E. Martin’s “Basic Japanese Conversation Dictionary” from the the Tuttle Language Library
(comment) No returns for "adhesive tape" or "sticky tape" in the dictionary yet so this one may be helpful (?). Martin only has the alternative headword, but headword above appears just as frequently on a Google search. Google suggests 糊付き/のり付き also used for adhesive wallpapers.
(name) Peter Rout
======= Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:23:58 +1100 (EST)
(subtype) new
(headw1) 禁反言
(kana1) きんはんげん
(pos) noun
(english1) estoppel
(comment) Currently the entry says "estoppel (patents)" I'm not sure what the "(patents)" is meant to imply, but estoppel is not at all limited to patents. It applies in any situation where someone is legally prevented from taking a position contrary to a position they have previously taken.
(name) Jeff Schrepfer
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(subtype) amend
(headw1) 時効
(kana1) じこう
(pos) noun
(english1) statute of limitations
(comment) Does this term really deserve a (P)? If I understand correctly the (P) is supposed to denote the 20,000 most common words in Japanese. I've got to believe that 時効 isn't one of them.
(name) Jeff Schrepfer