New Entries/Amendments for 2009-11-29

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: 29 Nov.
Current Entry言い逃れる;言逃れる [いいのがれる] /(v1,vt) to explain away/to talk one's way out of/ (1848340)
Headword 1言い逃れる
Headword 2言逃れる
Reading 1いいのがれる
Part-of-speechv1,vt
English 1to explain away
English 2to talk one's way out of
English 3excuse
English 4evasion
Other language optioneng
NameCHAN Keng Mun
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment For verbs, please make the English parts infinitive verbs too.

Current Entryきっぱり(P);きっぱりと /(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) clearly/plainly/distinctly/(P)/ (1003440)
Headword 1きっぱり
Headword 2きっぱりと
Part-of-speechadv,adv-to,vs
English 1(on-mim) clearly
English 2plainly
English 3distinctly
English 4decisively
English 5definitely
English 6flatly
Other language optioneng
NameCHAN Keng Mun
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry一気呵成 [いっきかせい] /(adv,n) (finishing writing, work) at a stroke (stretch)/knocking something off/ (1161750)
Headword 1一気呵成
Reading 1いっきかせい
Part-of-speechadv,n
English 1(finishing writing, work) at a stroke (stretch)
English 2knocking something off without a break
Reference研究社
CommentThe addition to "2" seems to complete the concept.
Other language optioneng
NameFrancis
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment


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Headword 1ドツボ
Headword 2どつぼ
Reading 1ドツボ
Part-of-speechadj-na
English 1A state of profound sadness
Referencehttp://zokugo-dict.com/20to/dotubo.htm
NameRoman
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Current Entry人気 [にんき] /(n,adj-no,adj-na) popular/popular feeling/business conditions/(P)/ (1367010)
Headword 1人気
Reading 1にんき
Part-of-speechn,adj-no,adj-na
English 1popularity
English 2popular feeling
English 3business conditions
Other language optioneng
NameCHAN Keng Mun
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment


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Current Entry善友 [ぜんぬ] /reliable friends/BU/
Headword 1善友
Reading 1ぜんゆう
Part-of-speechn
English 1(obsc) good friend
Referencekoj, daij
Comment(obsc) or (arch) or {Buddh}...
Other language optioneng
NameRene Malenfant
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Headword 1三益友
Reading 1さんえきゆう
Part-of-speechn
Miscarch
English 1three kinds of good friends (honest, sincere, and knowledgeable)
Cross-reference三損友
Referencekoj, daijr, daijs
NameRene Malenfant
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment


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Current Entry三損友 [さんそんゆう] /(?) ???/RH/
Headword 1三損友
Reading 1さんそんゆう
Part-of-speechn
English 1(See 三益友) (arch) three kinds of bad friends (sycophantic, insincere, and glib)
Referencekoj, daijr, daijs
Commentalmost seems more like '1 kind of friend' to me, but what do i know
Other language optioneng
NameRene Malenfant
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Current Entry贈呈 [ぞうてい] /(n,vs,adj-no) presentation/(P)/ (1403570)
Headword 1贈呈
Reading 1ぞうてい
Part-of-speechn,vs,adj-no
English 1presentation (e.g., of a gift)
Commentadded (e.g., of a gift)

I made a similar comment on 進呈 a while back; "presentation" alone strikes me as a powerpoint type presentation.
Other language optioneng
NameMatt Falkenhagen
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry薙刀;長刀 [なぎなた;ちょうとう(長刀)] /(n) halberd/long sword/ (1459680)
Headword 1薙刀
Headword 2長刀
Headword 3薙鉈
Reading 1なぎなた
Reading 2ちょうとう
Part-of-speechn
English 1halberd
English 2long sword
Reference薙刀は長刀、或いは薙鉈とも記す事もあり、その誕生黎明は諸説が存在する。
Commentadd 薙鉈. 薙刀 is by far the most common, so keep it 1st.
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry回収 [かいしゅう] /(n,vs) collection/recovery/(P)/ (1199470)
Headword 1回収
Reading 1かいしゅう
Part-of-speechn,vs
English 1collection
English 2recovery
Commentcollection--> correction
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment No. GG5: "(a) collection; (a) withdrawal; recovery; retrieval; 〔売った品物の〕 recall; 〔紙幣などの〕 withdrawal; a calling in 《of…》; 〔人工衛星宇宙船の〕 recovery."`

Current Entryちょう待って [ちょうまって] /(exp) (ksb:) Wait a minute/ (2449460)
Headword 1ちょう待って
Reading 1ちょうまって
Part-of-speechexp
English 1(ksb:) Wait a minute
CommentI watch a lot of Japanese TV, especially comedians, and this word comes up all the time. Sometimes even as ちょ待ってよ. This entry should stay.
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Headword 1アラールキル
Part-of-speechn
English 1aralkyl (chem)
Referencehttp://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=アラールキル+aralkyl&btnG=Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=
NameName
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment