New Entries/Amendments for 2009-12-28

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: 11 Jan.
Headword 1グリーンカール
Reading 2カールレタス
Part-of-speechn
English 1A type of green leafy vegetable, like a fancy lettuce - possibly mustard greens
Referencehttp://images.google.co.jp/images?q=グリーンカール

http://www.freshnessburger.co.jp/common/menu_img/menu_foods_30.gif
NameBenno Lang
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment The MAFF site has: Q5 グリーンカールとはどのような野菜ですか。(小5)
A;葉レタスの一種で、同じ仲間にサニーレタスがあります。

Current Entry誤嚥 [ごえん] /(n,vs) aspiration (drawing fluid from a vessel or cavity by suction)/ (2125960)
Headword 1誤嚥
Reading 1ごえん
Part-of-speechn,vs
English 1breathing in (of a foreign body, food etc.)
English 2pulmonary aspiration
Reference飲食物や唾液が誤って気管に入ってしまうこと。また、異物を間違って飲んでしまうこと。

aspiration: 2 : a drawing of something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction: as a : the act of breathing and especially of breathing in b : the withdrawal of fluid or tissue from the body c : the taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current

Obviously, only 2-c is correct. 2-b would be 吸引.
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Headword 1足を崩す
Reading 1あしをくずす
Part-of-speechexp
English 1to sit cross-legged
English 2to sit at ease
Referenceくすず: 2) 整った形や状態を乱す。「姿勢を―・す」「ひざを―・して楽にする」「強気の構えを―・さない」

many google hits for 足を崩す
NameName
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Current Entry鬼兵隊 [きへいたい] /(n) cavalry/ (1224250)
Headword 1騎兵隊
Reading 1きへいたい
Part-of-speechn
English 1cavalry
Reference鬼兵隊 kiheitai is a fictitious troop of soldiers in the manga Gintama (銀魂) (source: Wikipedia). Don't think it warrants its own entry. Cavalry is 騎兵隊.
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Headword 1奇兵隊
Reading 1きへいたい
Part-of-speechn
English 1Kiheitai (irregular militia during the Bakumatsu period)
Referencewikipedia, daijisen
NameName
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Current Entry奇兵 [きへい] /(n) commandos/ (1777870)
Headword 1奇兵
Reading 1きへい
Part-of-speechn
English 1irregular soldiers (ant: 正兵)
English 2commandos
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry正兵 [せいへい] /(n) regular soldiers/ (1377890)
Headword 1正兵
Reading 1せいへい
Part-of-speechn
English 1regular soldiers (ant: 奇兵)
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry誤嚥 [ごえん] /(n,vs) aspiration (drawing fluid from a vessel or cavity by suction)/ (2125960)
Headword 1誤嚥
Reading 1ごえん
Commentplease also add "swallowing down the wrong pipe"
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment


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Current Entry脊髄小脳変性症 [せきずいしょうのうへんせいしょう] /spinocerebellar degeneration/WI1/
Headword 1脊髄小脳変性症
Reading 1せきずいしょうのうへんせいしょう
Part-of-speechn
English 1spinocerebellar degeneration
English 2SCD
CommentThis was made famous in Japan by the TV drama series "1リットルの涙".
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment


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Current Entry地下駅 [ちかえき] /(?) ???/RH/
Headword 1地下駅
Reading 1ちかえき
Part-of-speech
English 1Underground Train Station
English 2RH
Other language optioneng
NameChris
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Headword 1直叩き
Reading 1じかたたき
Part-of-speechn
English 1{comp} hitting the hardware directly
ReferenceITRONがOSとOS未満マシンじかたたき低級言語の両方の長所

PCIのボードのIO直叩き

etc.
NameName
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment


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Current Entry先を越される [?] /be scooped by/WI4/
Headword 1先を越される
Reading 1さきをこされる
Part-of-speechexp
English 1be scooped by
Reference"中国に先を越される日本"
CommentAlso often seen without を: Apple、iPod特許でMicrosoftに先越される
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Headword 1ゴールドコースト
Part-of-speechn
English 1(1). Gold Coast, Australia
NameName
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment Already in enamdict.

Current Entry先を越す [せんをこす] /(exp) to take the initiative/to forestall/to beat to the punch/ (1889120)
Headword 1先を越す
Reading 1さきをこす
Reading 2せんをこす
Part-of-speechexp
English 1to take the initiative
English 2to forestall
English 3to beat to the punch
Referencedjs, djr
CommentAs far as I can tell, most people would primarily read this さきをこす.
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typeamend
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Current Entry川崎重工業 [かわさきじゅうこうぎょう] /(?) ???/RH/
Headword 1川崎重工業
Reading 1かわさきじゅうこうぎょう
Part-of-speech?
English 1Kawasaki Heavy Industries
English 2RH
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment Moved to enamdict.


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Current Entry大同特殊鋼 [だいどうとくしゅこう] /(?) ???/RH/
Headword 1大同特殊鋼
Reading 1だいどうとくしゅこう
Part-of-speech?
English 1Daido Steel
English 2RH
CommentThis is what the company's own English-language homepages uses.
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment