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(headw1)	励み
(kana1)	はげみ
(pos1)	n
(comment)	励み 【はげみ】 (n) stimulus; encouragement; incentive
Please rationalize 励み with the following which are very much at odds with one another.
励み合い 【はげみあい】 (n) encouragement; emulation
励み合う 【はげみあう】 (v5u) to vie with another 
(name)	Dennis
(subtype)	amend
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(headw1)	鉈
(kana1)	なた
(pos1)	n
(english1)	wide blade knife (similar to a machete but not so large)
(reference)	http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%EE%ED&kind=jn
(name)	Paul Blay
(subtype)	new
======= Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:14:49 +1000 (EST)
(headw1)	飛ばす
(kana1)	とばす
(pos1)	v5s
(pos2)	vt
(english1)	skip, omit
(english2)	ride (a horse), gallop, fly (an airplane)
(reference)	ライト兄弟はエンジンで動く飛行機を飛ばすことに成功した。
The Wright brothers succeeded in flying an air plane driven by an engine.
我々は馬を飛ばしてその丘を駆け抜けた
We had a gallop over the hill.
駿馬をとばす。
Ride swift horses.
(comment)	The second meaning was missing from edict.
The two first examples are from the edict example file.
The last from a japanese book.
(name)	Calmar
(subtype)	amend
======= Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:07:27 +1000 (EST)
(headw1)	複合企業
(kana1)	ふくごうきぎょう
(pos1)	n
(comment)	複合企業 【ふくごうきぎょう】 (n) conglomerate 
巨大複合企業 【きょだいふくごうきぎょう】 (n) large conglomerate 
In what sense are either of the two above "conglomerates"? I am taken back to my days in geology. Hits?
(name)	Dennis
(subtype)	amend
======= Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:44:45 +1000 (EST)
(headw1)	面倒臭い
(headw2)	面倒くさい
(kana1)	めんどうくさい
(pos1)	adj
(english1)	bother to do
(english2)	tiresome
(comment)	Added 'extra kana' headword. 面倒くさい is the more common.
(name)	Paul Blay
(subtype)	amend
======= Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:50:25 +1000 (EST)
(headw1)	後ろ姿
(headw2)	後姿
(kana1)	うしろすがた
(pos1)	n
(english1)	retreating figure
(english2)	appearance from behind
(comment)	Alternative okurigana headword.  Possibly should have (io) on 後姿.
(name)	Paul Blay
(subtype)	amend
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(headw1)	鬱憤晴らす
(kana1)	うっぷんはらす
(pos1)	exp
(pos2)	v5s
(english1)	to vent one's anger
(crossref)	鬱憤を晴らす
(comment)	Just 10,600 hits makes this a bit marginal I suppose. On the other hand it's got an example sentence.
(name)	Paul Blay
(subtype)	new
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(headw1)	母子手帳
(kana1)	ぼしてちょう
(pos1)	n
(english1)	maternal and child health handbook
(reference)	http://homepage2.nifty.com/sh00/byb/info/infotop.html
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%A4%DC%A4%B7%A4%C6%A4%C1%A4%E7%A4%A6&kind=jn
(name)	Paul Blay
(subtype)	new