New Entries/Amendments for 2006-Jun-29.html

======= Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:21:13 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	new
(headw1)	救命救急センター
(kana1)	きゅうめいきゅうきゅうセンター
(pos1)	n
(english1)	emergency and critical care center
(reference)	http://www.wdic.org/w/SCI/%E6%95%91%E5%91%BD%E6%95%91%E6%80%A5%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
(name)	Paul Blay
======= Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:30:09 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	amend
(headw1)	母体
(kana1)	ぼたい
(pos1)	n
(english1)	(1) mother's body (particularly when pregnant / after giving birth)
(english2)	(2) heartland
(reference)	http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%CA%EC%C2%CE&kind=jn
(comment)	Is "heartland" what 大辞林's getting at with the "original thing that something parted from"? Seems in the general area but a little thin.  Anyway I haven't seen it used in that sense so I'll leave that alone. 
(name)	Paul Blay
======= Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:16:28 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	amend
(headw1)	同
(kana1)	どう
(pos1)	n
(pos2)	pref
(english1)	the same; the said; ibid.
(comment)	I think this should be (pref) as well as, or instead of (n).
It is (presumably) being used as a prefix in 同署 (どうしょ) apparently to mean "police (of the previously mentioned police station)".  同署 is all over the place, but as you may have gathered, I'm not 100% sure of my ground here.
(name)	Paul Blay
======= Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:26:40 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	new
(headw1)	笏
(kana1)	しゃく
(pos1)	n
(english1)	mace
(english2)	scepter
======= Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:21:49 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	amend
(headw1)	上位互換性
(kana1)	じょういごかんせい
(pos1)	n
(reference)	A document at work: the replacement for an obsoleted model 基本的に上位互換です, meaning compatibility with the older model. (I also asked someone.) Sorry, nothing verifiable.
(comment)	Defined as "upward compatibility," which is a literal translation of the Japanese, but I think the correct English is "backward compatibility" (with older models). What's worse, "upward compatible" is used to mean "forward compatible" (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/U/upward_compatible.html), which has the opposite meaning. ALC also translates as upwardly, forward compatible, incorrectly I think.
(name)	Fritz
======= Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:11:33 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	new
(headw1)	死体検案書
(kana1)	したいけんあんしょ
(pos1)	n
(english1)	post-mortem certificate
(reference)	http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%BB%E0%C2%CE%B8%A1%B0%C6&kind=jn
(name)	Paul Blay
======= Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:17:16 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	new
(headw1)	育休 
(kana1)	いくきゅう
(pos1)	n
(misc1)	abbr
(english1)	maternity leave; childcare leave
(english2)	(abbr. of 育児休業)
(crossref)	育児休業
(reference)	http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%B0%E9%B5%D9&kind=jn
(name)	Paul Blay