| Current Entry | 天守閣 [てんしゅかく] /(n) castle tower/ (1439320) |
| Headword 1 | 天守閣 |
| Reading 1 | てんしゅかく |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | castle tower |
| English 2 | donjon |
| English 3 | keep |
| Reference | These are the usual English terms for this part of a castle. |
| Name | linguist |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment | I'd never heard the word "donjon" until I first went to Japan. |
| Current Entry | ラッパー /(n) wrapper/ (2078230) |
| Headword 1 | ラッパー |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | wrapper |
| English 2 | rapper |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment | Sense change. |
| Current Entry | 装う [よそう] /(v5u) (uk) to serve/to dish up/ (2122340) |
| Headword 1 | 装う |
| Reading 1 | よそう |
| Part-of-speech | v5u |
| English 1 | (uk) to serve |
| English 2 | to dish up |
| English 3 | to prepare |
| Reference | 広辞苑 |
| Name | linguist |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment |
| Current Entry | 素顔 [すがお] /(adj-na,n) face with no make-up/unpainted face/honest/frank/(P)/ (1397190) |
| Headword 1 | 素顔 |
| Reading 1 | すがお |
| Part-of-speech | adj-na,n |
| English 1 | face with no make-up |
| English 2 | unpainted face |
| English 3 | honesty? |
| English 4 | frankness? |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment | Split the senses. Sense change. |
| Headword 1 | 世界平和度指数 |
| Reading 1 | せかいへいわどしすう |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | Global Peace Index |
| English 2 | GPI |
| Reference | http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/home.php |
| Name | skb |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment | Unless it's a name of an organization, etc. avoid capital letters. |
| Headword 1 | 多角的貿易交渉 |
| Reading 1 | たかくてきぼうえきこうしょう |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | Multilateral Trade Negotiations |
| English 2 | MTN |
| Reference | http://www.findai.com/yogow/w00481.htm |
| Name | skb |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment |
| Headword 1 | サービスの貿易に関する一般協定 |
| Reading 1 | さーびすのぼうえきにかんするいっぱんきょうてい |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | General Agreement {n} on Trade in Services |
| English 2 | GATS |
| Reference | http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/trade_policy/wto/negotiation/service/service.html |
| Name | skb |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment | This one IS a name. |
| Headword 1 | 知的所有権の貿易関連の側面に関する協定 |
| Reading 1 | ちてきしょゆうけんのぼうえきかんれんのそくめんにかんするきょうてい |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | Agreement {n} on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights |
| English 2 | TRIPS |
| Reference | http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/trade_policy/wto_agreements/marrakech/html/wto16.html |
| Name | skb |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment |
| Current Entry | 蝦夷鹿 [えぞしか;エゾシカ] /(n) Hokkaido sika/Yeso sika (Cervus nippon yesoensis)/ (2183760) |
| Headword 1 | 蝦夷鹿 |
| Reading 1 | えぞしか |
| Reading 2 | エゾシカ |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | Hokkaido sika deer |
| English 2 | Yeso sika deer |
| English 3 | Cervus nippon yesoensis |
| Reference | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sika_deer |
| Comment | I think it's clearer if "deer" is added. The Latin name is the official subspecies name, so I made that a separate entry rather than the previous format that implied it was for the Yeso only. |
| Name | Ken Y-N |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment | Using "sika deer" is a bit like saying "nashi pear". A sika is a deer. I'll make it "Hokkaido sika (deer)" |
| Current Entry | 弄り [いじり] /(n) meddling/ (1560690) |
| Headword 1 | 弄り |
| Reading 1 | いじり |
| Part-of-speech | n, v |
| English 1 | meddling |
| English 2 | playing around with something |
| Comment | This seems to be a new buzzword. Check it up on Google and you'll get 101 uses for it from the very dirty to the very cute. |
| Name | Robert Svard |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment |
| Current Entry | 用件 [ようけん] /(n) business/thing to be done/something that should be perfomed/information that should to be conveyed/(P)/ (1546250) |
| Headword 1 | 用件 |
| Reading 1 | ようけん |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | business |
| English 2 | thing to be done |
| English 3 | something that should be perfomed |
| English 4 | information that should be conveyed |
| Comment | Sorry to repeat this amendment; the amended information is the final English reading; removing `to'. |
| Name | Arlen Cuss |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment |
| Headword 1 | キリスト教民主同盟 |
| Reading 1 | きりすときょうみんしゅどうめい |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | Christian Democrats |
| English 2 | CDU |
| Reference | http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/22/europe/EU-POL-Germany-Presidents-Future.php |
| Comment | Geman party |
| Name | skb |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment | The name is "Christian Democratic Union" in English. |
| Headword 1 | 連邦大統領 |
| Reading 1 | れんぽうだいとうりょう |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | federal president |
| Reference | http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/22/europe/EU-POL-Germany-Presidents-Future.php |
| Name | skb |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment |
| Current Entry | 下院議員 [かいんぎいん] /(n) member of the lower house/commoner/ (1184530) |
| Headword 1 | 下院議員 |
| Reading 1 | かいんぎいん |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | member of the lower house |
| English 2 | commoner |
| English 3 | lower-house lawmaker |
| Reference | http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/22/europe/EU-POL-Germany-Presidents-Future.php |
| Name | skb |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment | "commoner" is incorrect; I'll remove it. "lawmaker" is 米語. Adding xref to 下院. |
| Current Entry | 中道左派 [ちゅうどうさは] /(n) left-of-center faction (group)/ (2050210) |
| Headword 1 | 中道左派 |
| Reading 1 | ちゅうどうさは |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | left-of-center faction (group) |
| English 2 | center-left |
| Reference | http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/22/europe/EU-POL-Germany-Presidents-Future.php |
| Name | skb |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment |
| Headword 1 | 二大政党 |
| Reading 1 | にだいせいとう |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | two biggest parties |
| Reference | http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/22/europe/EU-POL-Germany-Presidents-Future.php |
| Name | skb |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment |
| Headword 1 | 議会選挙 |
| Reading 1 | ぎかいせんきょ |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | parliamentary election |
| Reference | http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/22/europe/EU-POL-Germany-Presidents-Future.php |
| Name | skb |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment |
| Headword 1 | 野党党首 |
| Reading 1 | やとうとうしゅ |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | opposition leade |
| Reference | http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/22/europe/EU-POL-Germany-Presidents-Future.php |
| Name | skb |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment | Leader. |
| Current Entry | 自由民主党 [じゆうみんしゅとう] /(n) Liberal Democratic Party/LDP/ (1318850) |
| Headword 1 | 自由民主党 |
| Reading 1 | じゆうみんしゅとう |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | Liberal Democratic Party |
| English 2 | LDP |
| English 3 | Free Democrats (f.e. German) |
| Reference | http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/22/europe/EU-POL-Germany-Presidents-Future.php |
| Name | skb |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment | Is Germany's FDP *really* translated as 自由民主党 in Japanese? |
| Current Entry | 元首相 [もとしゅしょう] /(n) (See 元・もと) former Prime Minister/ (1912520) |
| Headword 1 | 元首相 |
| Reading 1 | もとしゅしょう |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | (See 元・もと) former Prime Minister |
| English 2 | then-Chancellor |
| Reference | http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/22/europe/EU-POL-Germany-Presidents-Future.php |
| Comment | 前首相 |
| Name | ｓｋｂ |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment |
| Headword 1 | 左翼党 |
| Reading 1 | さよくとう |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | Left party |
| Reference | http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/22/europe/EU-POL-Germany-Presidents-Future.php |
| Name | skb |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment |