New Entries/Amendments for 2006-May-24.html

======= Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 02:01:25 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	amend
(headw1)	アスマラ
(pos1)	n
(english1)	(p) Asmara (Eritrea)
(reference)	http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hikyo/yamaya/eritrea3.htm
アスマラ・コプト教会
ケディスティ・マリアム教会は壮麗な建物で、１９３２年に新しく建て直されたのもです。教会の前の広場では、熱心な信者が祈りを捧げる姿が見られました。
(comment)	Asmara is the capital of Eritrea
(name)	Tim Eyre
======= Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 02:05:20 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	amend
(headw1)	エリトリア
(pos1)	n
(english1)	(p) Eritrea
(reference)	http://www.jilaf.or.jp/rodojijyo/Eritrea.html
エリトリア全国労働組合同盟（NCEW）
マアザ　ミケル　オクベ
運輸・通信労働組合連盟　副議長兼NCEW執行委員・女性委員
(comment)	Eritrea split off from Ethiopia in 1993, so Asmara is no longer in Ethiopia (my previous submission) and Eritrea now exists!
(name)	Tim Eyre
======= Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 02:18:40 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	amend
(headw1)	切り下げる
(headw2)	切下げる
(kana1)	きりさげる
(pos1)	vt
(pos2)	v1
(english1)	(1) to cut down
(english2)	to prune
(english3)	to reduce
(english4)	to cut and hang down
(english5)	to cut shorter 
(english6)	(2) to round down (a fraction)
(reference)	Co-worker who is a native Japanese speaker
(comment)	Antonym (correct term for verbs?) of kiriageru: 切り上げる　(to grow, append, to round up [a fraction])
(name)	Elton Sanchez
======= Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 09:27:32 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	amend
(headw1)	園長
(kana1)	えんちょう
(pos1)	n
(english1)	Chief of a place designated with the suffix -en (e.g. kindergarten principal, head of a zoo, etc.)
(reference)	Sanseido:
幼稚園・動物園など、園と称する所の長。
「―先生」
(comment)	This isn't restricted to "kindergarten principal" as in the current definition.
(name)	Collin
======= Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 17:45:34 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	new
(headw1)	ロケ地
(kana1)		ロケチ
(kana2)		ロケち
(pos1)	n
(english1)	local site/location for making or filming a movie
(comment)	From "location", but only used in reference to movies/films.  Everyone in the office knows this word (now I do too!) and over 1000 Googits!  But wait, there's more!  (not really)
(name)	Todd Faulkner
======= Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 18:42:41 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	new
(headw1)	揺すり取る
(headw2)	ゆすり取る
(kana1)	ゆすりとる
(pos1)	v5r
(english1)	to extort
(english2)	to shake down (for money)
(reference)	http://www.ne.jp/asahi/yasunao/picard/time/0102/unbeaten.htm
(comment)	Another uncommon word that I'm submitting for the benefit of example indexing.
(name)	Paul Blay