New Entries/Amendments for 2007-11-18

These are the submissions received via the WWW forms for this day. I (Jim Breen) will annotate the submission if I think it needs to be amended or rejected or if I have a question about it. Otherwise it can be assumed that it has been accepted. You can see how it will look in EDICT by looking at the "diffs" file for this day or the next in the diffs directory.
Annotations completed: 18 Nov.
Current Entry真ん前に;まん前に [まんまえに] /(adv) right in front of/just opposite/
Headword 1真ん前に
Headword 2まん前に
Reading 1まんまえに
Part-of-speechadv
English 1right in front of
English 2just opposite
CommentDo we need both of these?

真ん前; まん前 【まんまえ】 (n) right in front; under the nose
真ん前に; まん前に 【まんまえに】 (adv) right in front of; just opposite

(I'd tend towards dropping the second).
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entryネイティブ;ネイティヴ /(adj-na,n) native/
Headword 1ネイティブ
Headword 2ネイティヴ
Headword 3ネーティブ
Part-of-speechadj-na,n
English 1(1) native
English 2(2) (See ネーティブ・スピーカー) (abbr) a native speaker (of English)
Referencehttp://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?id=ね043402530000000000&kind=jn&mode=5
CommentIn Japanese it's nearly always (2).
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Headword 1だいところ
Part-of-speechn
English 1living room
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment Really?

Current Entry釣り合う [つりあう] /(v5u,vi) to balance/to be in harmony/to suit/(P)/
Headword 1釣り合う
Reading 1つりあう
Part-of-speechv5u,vi
English 1to balance
English 2to be in harmony
English 3to suit
English 4to go well together
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Headword 1担ごうとする
Reading 1かつごうとする
Part-of-speechexp
English 1to try to pull a fast one
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment Any refs?

Current Entry訛り(P);訛 [なまり] /(n) (1) (uk) accent (of one's speech)/(2) dialect/provincialism/patois/(3) corrupted form (e.g., of word)/(P)/
Headword 1訛り
Headword 2
Reading 1なまり
Part-of-speechn
English 1(1) (uk) accent (of one's speech)
English 2(2) dialect
English 3provincialism
English 4patois
English 5(3) corrupted form (e.g., of word)
English 6mispronunciation
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry訛る [なまる] /(v5r,vi) to speak with an accent/to be corrupted (of word)/
Headword 1訛る
Reading 1なまる
Part-of-speechv5r,vi
English 1to speak with an accent
English 2to be corrupted (of word)
English 3to mispronounce
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry格好(P);恰好 [かっこう(P);カッコ(ik)] /(adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) shape/form/posture/appearance/manner/(2) suitability/moderateness (in price)/(P)/
Headword 1格好
Headword 2恰好
Reading 1かっこう
Reading 2カッコ
Part-of-speechadj-na,n,adj-no,v
English 1(1) shape
English 2form
English 3posture
English 4appearance
English 5manner
English 6(2) suitability
English 7moderateness (in price)
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment v?

Current Entryせせる /(v5r) to perform a small motion repetitively (i.e. picking or poking something)/
Headword 1せせる
Part-of-speechv5r
English 1to perform a small motion repetitively (i.e. picking or poking something)
CommentShould be deleted, there's already an entry for せせる
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment The "other" せせる (below) is not a regular EDICT entry as the kanji is not in the JIS208 set. It is only included in the special EDICT edition used by WWWJDIC.

Current Entry挵る [せせる] /(v5r) to perform a small motion repetitively (e.g., picking or poking something)/
Headword 1挵る
Headword 2せせる
Reading 1せせる
Part-of-speechv5r
English 1to perform a small motion repetitively (e.g., picking or poking something)
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Headword 1日本語でおk
Reading 1にほんごでオッケー
Part-of-speechexp
Miscsl
English 1implies the message being replied to is nonsensical {comp}
English 2Can I have that in Japanese?
Referencehttp://d.hatena.ne.jp/keyword/%C6%FC%CB%DC%B8%EC%A4%C7%A4%AA%A3%EB
CommentOriginating in 2ch. 348,000 yahoo.co.jp hits.

Not used in reply to 外国語 but in response to gibberish or
nonsensical Japanese.
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment


Current Entry魔法修得値 [まほうしゅうとくち] /(n) Magic Point(s) (MP) (Used in RPGs like Final Fantasy)/TempSUB/
Headword 1魔法修得値
Reading 1まほうしゅうとくち
Part-of-speechn
English 1Magic Point(s) (MP) (Used in RPGs like Final Fantasy)
English 2TempSUB
Comment> Stay or go?

If I had to pick I'd say "go". It's a loosely connected compound word with a gloss that's slightly off.
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment OK. Dropped.

Current Entry市販 [しはん] /(n,vs) selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.)/making something commercially available/commercial (e.g., software)/(P)/
Headword 1市販
Reading 1しはん
Part-of-speechn,vs
English 1selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.)
English 2making something commercially available
English 3commercial (e.g., software)
English 4store-bought
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment Any reference in support of that?

Headword 1スレチ
Part-of-speechn
English 1off topic (e.g. in a web forum)
Cross-referenceスレ違い/スレッド
Referenceすいません、スレチを承知で書きますが・・・
Comment189,000 yahoo.co.jp hits
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Headword 1スレ違い
Reading 1スレちがい
Part-of-speechn
English 1off topic (e.g. in a web forum)
Cross-referenceスレッド
Comment1,910,000 yahoo.co.jp hits. Originated in 2ch
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Current Entry解凍 [かいとう] /(n,vs) (1) thaw/(2) decompression (e.g., of a file)/
Headword 1解凍
Reading 1かいとう
Part-of-speechn,vs
English 1(1) thaw, defrost
English 2(2) decompression (e.g., of a file)
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry延ばす(P);伸ばす(P) [のばす] /(v5s,vt) to lengthen/to stretch/to reach out/to postpone/to prolong/to extend/to grow (beard)/(P)/
Headword 1延ばす
Headword 2伸ばす
Reading 1のばす
Part-of-speechv5s,vt
English 1to lengthen
English 2to stretch
English 3to reach out
English 4to postpone
English 5to prolong
English 6to extend
English 7to grow (beard)
English 8to roll out (dough)
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment Reorganized it into several senses.

Headword 1食の細い
Reading 1しょくのほそい
Part-of-speechadj
English 1sparsely eating
English 2having a small appetite
Cross-reference食が細い
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Current Entry食が細い [しょくがほそい] /(exp) eating only a little/having a small appetite/
Headword 1食が細い
Reading 1しょくがほそい
Part-of-speechexp
English 1(See 食の細い) eating only a little
English 2having a small appetite
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry寝覚めが悪い [ねざめがわるい] /(exp) to have an uneasy conscience/
Headword 1寝覚めが悪い
Reading 1ねざめがわるい
Part-of-speechexp
English 1(See 寝覚めの悪い) to have an uneasy conscience
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Headword 1寝覚めの悪い
Reading 1ねざめのわるい
Part-of-speechadj
English 1of uneasy conscience
Cross-reference寝覚めが悪い
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Current Entry絵画 [かいが] /(n) picture/(P)/
Headword 1絵画
Reading 1かいが
Part-of-speechn
English 1painting
English 2picture
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry心が広い [こころがひろい] /(n) (See 心の広い) generous/broad-minded/big-hearted/
Headword 1心が広い
Reading 1こころがひろい
Part-of-speechexp
English 1(See 心の広い) generous
English 2broad-minded
English 3big-hearted
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry心の広い [こころのひろい] /(n) (See 心が広い) generous/broad-minded/big-hearted/
Headword 1心の広い
Reading 1こころのひろい
Part-of-speechadj
English 1(See 心が広い) generous
English 2broad-minded
English 3big-hearted
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Headword 1心当たりのない
Reading 1こころあたりのない
Part-of-speechadj
English 1completely unknown
English 2unexpected
English 3having no clue about
Cross-reference心当たりがない
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Current Entry心当たりがない;心当たりが無い [こころあたりがない] /(exp) (ant: 心当たりがある) having no idea/having no clue/
Headword 1心当たりがない
Headword 2心当たりが無い
Reading 1こころあたりがない
Part-of-speechexp
English 1(ant: 心当たりがある) (See 心当たりのない) having no idea
English 2having no clue
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry会計係 [かいけいがかり;かいけいけい] /(n) accountant/accounting clerk/cashier/
Headword 1会計係
Reading 1かいけいがかり
Reading 2かいけいけい
Part-of-speechn
English 1accountant
English 2accounting clerk
English 3cashier
English 4treasurer
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry憲法改正 [けんぽうかいせい] /(n) constitutional reform/
Headword 1憲法改正
Reading 1けんぽうかいせい
Part-of-speechn
English 1constitutional reform
English 2amendment
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry憲法を改正する [けんぽうをかいせいする] /(exp) to revise the constitution/
Headword 1憲法を改正する
Reading 1けんぽうをかいせいする
Part-of-speechexp
English 1to revise the constitution
English 2to amend the constitution
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment