New Entries/Amendments for 2008-05-24

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: 24 May.
Current Entry音痴 [おんち] /(adj-na,n) (1) tone-deafness/amusia/having no ear for music/(adj-na) (2) tone-deaf/off-key/(suf) (3) having no sense (of something)/being hopeless (when it comes to something)/(P)/ (1607660)
Headword 1音痴
Reading 1おんち
Part-of-speechn
English 1(1) tone-deafness
English 2amusia
English 3having no ear for music
English 4(adj-na) (2) tone-deaf
English 5off-key
English 6(suf) (3) having no sense (of something)
English 7being hopeless (when it comes to something)
CommentI guess (1) is supposed to be (n) only?
NamePaul
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry肩が凝る [かたがこる] /(exp,v5r) (1) to have stiff shoulders/(2) to be ill at ease/(adj-f) (3) serious/sober/ (1636550)
Headword 1肩が凝る
Headword 2肩がこる
Reading 1かたがこる
Part-of-speechexp,v5r
English 1(1) to have stiff shoulders
English 2(2) to be ill at ease
English 3(adj-f) (3) serious
English 4sober
NamePaul
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Headword 1手が塞がる
Reading 1てがふさがる
Part-of-speechexp
Part-of-speechv5r
English 1to be busy
English 2to be tied up doing something
Cross-reference手が空く
Referencehttp://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%BC%EA%A4%AC%BA%C9%A4%AC%A4%EB&kind=jn
CommentSee also is an (ant: )
Could do with an (ant: ) back from 手が空く as well.
NamePaul
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Current Entry庭弄り [にわいじり] /(n) gardening/ (2055710)
Headword 1庭弄り
Headword 2庭いじり
Reading 1にわいじり
Part-of-speechn
English 1gardening
NamePaul
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Headword 1とばっちり
Part-of-speechn
English 1(1) a splash
English 2a spray
English 3(2) a chance blow, a quarrel
Cross-referencePeter
ReferenceWordtank55
NamePeter Lasky
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment Kanji is 迸り (uk). Another version is とばしり.

Current Entry所詮 [しょせん] /(adv,n) after all/ (1343300)
Headword 1所詮
Reading 1しょせん
Part-of-speechadv,n
English 1after all (uk)
NamePeter Lasky
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment Evidence?

Headword 1微に入り細に渡って
Reading 1びにいりほそにわたって
Part-of-speechadv
English 1In the minutest detail
Cross-reference微に入り細を穿つ
Referencewordtank 55
NamePeter Lasky
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment With 微に入り細を穿つ there already, I can't see the need for an entry for 微に入り細に渡って.

Headword 1畝須
Reading 1うねす
Part-of-speechn
English 1ridged whale meat used to make whale "bacon"
ReferenceJapanese Wikipedia
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AF%A8%E8%82%89#.E9.AF.A8.E8.82.89.E3.81.AE.E5.90.8D.E7.A7.B0
Namelinguist
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Headword 1翼果
Reading 1よっか
Reading 2よくか
Part-of-speechn
English 1Samara (fruit)
Referencehttp://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BF%BC%E6%9E%9C
CommentThis was given as よっか but may also be read as よくか as it is given by 日本語Wikipedia.
Nameヤッサ
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment Should be "new". Made the gloss: "samara/winged seed (ash, maple, etc.)".

Headword 1給気
Reading 1きゅうき
Part-of-speechn
English 1air supply
Reference各居室には、給気レジスタを設置し、外からの空気の取り込みをスムーズにしています。

http://eow.alc.co.jp/%e7%b5%a6%e6%b0%97/UTF-8/?ref=sa
http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E7%B5%A6%E6%B0%97&stype=0&dtype=0
Commententering きゅうき into Win2k does not bring up the right kanji. Each one must be entered seperately.
Nameusername
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Headword 1巣作り
Reading 1すづくり
Part-of-speechn
English 1the process of building a nest/hive/web/den
Referencehttp://www.animal-planet.jp/episode/index.phpeid1=201965&eid2=000000

巣作りとは、多かれ少なかれ本能によって駆動されるものであり、作り上げる巣の形
態は、おおむね種によって決まっている。かれらは、どうやってそんな知恵を身につ
けたのだろうか? 鳥や動物たちの巣作りの工夫に、目を見張ること間違いない。
NameBecki
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Current Entry笑納 [しょうのう] /(n,vs) humble term used to refer to another's acceptance of one's present/ (1744780)
Headword 1笑納
Reading 1しょうのう
Part-of-speechn,vs
English 1(hum) (See つまらない物ですが) please accept (this)
English 2used to refer to another's acceptance of one's present
CommentProbably worth adding a ご笑納 entry and x-refs. Over 50 percent of the hits have ご.
NamePaul
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry暈す [ぼかす] /(v5s,vt) to shade off/to obscure/(P)/ (1567910)
Headword 1暈す
Headword 2暈かす
Reading 1ぼかす
Part-of-speechv5s,vt
English 1(uk) to shade off
English 2to obscure
NamePaul
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

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-speechn
English 1Liberal Democratic Party
English 2LDP
Commentgoogle with those keywords under "FDP 自由民主党", before you ask me!
Nameskb
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment No, if you read the guidelines, you'll see that I request support for submissions to be provided at the time. It's not my job as editor to do all the background checks on submissions. Added: Free Democratic Party (Germany)/FDP

Headword 1巴利語
Reading 1ぱーりご
Part-of-speechn
English 1Pali Language
Referencehttp://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E8%AA%9E
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment Added to the existing パーリ語 entry.