New Entries/Amendments for 2006-Jul-9.html
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(subtype) amend
(headw1) 証明書
(kana1) しょうめいしょ
(pos1) n
(comment) 証明書 【しょうめいしょ】 (n) certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
Deserves a P marker. As common as common could be. Especially 身分証明書, which ironically enough has a P marker: 身分証明書 【みぶんしょうめいしょ】 (n) identification papers; (P)
Only suggestion 身分証明書 usually is the Japanese correlate for "ID", which could be added to remove the overstated feeling of "identification papers".
(name) Dennis
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(subtype) amend
(headw1) 棚引く
(kana1) たなびく
(pos1) v5k
(misc1) uk
(english1) to linger; to hover above; to trail; to hang (lie) over
(comment) This could do with a (uk).
棚引く 14,200
たなびく 192,000
(name) Paul Blay
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(subtype) new
(headw1) 長槍
(kana1) ながやり
(pos1) n
(english1) long spear
(english2) pike
(reference) http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%C4%B9%C1%E4&kind=jn
(name) Paul Blay
======= Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 05:07:49 +1000 (EST)
(subtype) new
(headw1) 総すかんを食う
(kana1) そうすかんをくう
(pos1) exp
(english1) to be hated by everyone
(reference) http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%A4%BD%A4%A6%A4%B9%A4%AB%A4%F3&kind=jn
(name) Paul Blay
======= Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 05:10:49 +1000 (EST)
(subtype) new
(headw1) たる
(pos1) prt
(english1) (those) who are
(english2) (that) which is
(english3) often used in relation to qualifications and requirements for a position
(reference) http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%A4%BF%A4%EB&kind=jn&mode=0&base=1&row=1
(name) Paul Blay
======= Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 09:39:52 +1000 (EST)
(subtype) amend
(headw1) 園芸学
(kana1) えんげいがく
(pos1) n
(comment) 園芸学 【えんげいがく】 (n) horticulture [G][GI][S]
Sorry to be pedantic but I too would have been confused had I not looked at the Kanji. It should be made clear that 園芸学 is the "study of horticulture" or horticulture as an academic pursuit.
(name) Dennis
======= Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 12:27:38 +1000 (EST)
(subtype) amend
(headw1) 英才
(kana1) えいさい
(pos1) n
(comment) 穎才; 英才 【えいさい】 (n) unusual talent
Used often in the education field both in Japan and China, hence worthy of a P. The "P worthy" Kanji here would be
英才 as in 英才教育. In lieu of "unusual talent" I might substitute "gifted", if not substituting, at least adding.
I see that the following has and also warrants a P.
天才 【てんさい】 (n) genius; prodigy; natural gift; (P)
Hope this helps.
(name) Dennis
======= Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 12:32:36 +1000 (EST)
(subtype) amend
(headw1) 新発売
(kana1) しんはつばい
(pos1) n
(comment) 新発売 【しんはつばい】 (n) new product or model
Again, heard in every TV commercial and seen in every newspaper ad. Definitely a P.
(name) Dennis
======= Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 13:08:13 +1000 (EST)
(subtype) amend
(headw1) 生産設備
(kana1) せいさんせつび
(pos1) n
(comment) 生産設備 【せいさんせつび】 (n) production facility
English rendition highly mis-leading, actually quite wrong. Not an actual "factory/facility" but rather "production/manufacturing equipment".
(name) Dennis
======= Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 15:10:32 +1000 (EST)
(subtype) new
(headw1) 村々
(kana1) むらむら
(pos1) n
(english1) villages
(name) Paul Blay
======= Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 16:47:42 +1000 (EST)
(subtype) new
(headw1) 碧色
(kana1) へきしょく
(pos1) n
(english1) green
(english2) emerald
(reference) http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%CA%CB%BF%A7&kind=jn
(name) Paul Blay
======= Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 18:42:38 +1000 (EST)
(subtype) amend
(headw1) 興味本位
(kana1) きょうみほんい
(pos1) adj-na
(pos2) n
(pos3) adj-no
(english1) (just) out of curiosity
(english2) (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity
(reference) 無用のトラブルを避けるためにもデモには興味本位で近づかないようご注意下さい。(Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong on demonstrations - http://www.hk.emb-japan.go.jp/jp/demo.html)
(comment) The existing definition - popular (literature, etc.) - would appear to be wrong
(name) Teijo Kaakinen
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(subtype) new
(headw1) うだつが上がらない
(headw2) 卯建が上がらない
(kana1) うだつがあがらない
(pos1) exp
(english1) no hope of getting ahead
(reference) http://buna.yorku.ca/japanese/idiom_all.html
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%A4%A6%A4%C0%A4%C4&search_history=%A4%A6%A4%C0%A4%C4%A4%AC&kind=jn&kwassist=0&mode=0
(comment) There is also a kanji that you probably can't display in the entry.
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/dictionary/img/ex/jn/g6158.gif
(name) Paul Blay
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(subtype) new
(headw1) 相成る
(kana1) あいなる
(pos1) v5r
(misc1) pol
(english1) to become
(reference) http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%C1%EA%C0%AE&search_history=%A4%A6%A4%C0%A4%C4&kind=jn&kwassist=0&mode=0
(name) Paul Blay