New Entries/Amendments for 2010-02-24

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 Feb.
Current Entry飛び地(P);飛地 [とびち] /(n) scattered landholdings/detached land/enclave/(P)/ (1638930)
Headword 1飛び地
Headword 2飛地
Reading 1とびち
Part-of-speechn
English 1scattered landholdings
English 2detached land
English 3enclave
English 4exclave
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry使いっぱしり [つかいっぱしり] /(n) a person who is made to do things or go get things for someone else/ (1928650)
Headword 1使いっぱしり
Reading 1つかいっぱしり
Part-of-speechn
English 1gofer
English 2dogsbody
English 3a person who is made to do things or go get things for someone else
CommentA couple of approximate glosses.
Other language optioneng
NamePaul
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry試案 [しあん] /(n,adj-no) tentative/(P)/ (1312290)
Headword 1試案
Reading 1しあん
Part-of-speechn,adj-no
English 1tentative plan
English 2draft plan
Referencegg5
Other language optioneng
NameScott
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Headword 1軽野砲
Reading 1けいやほう
Part-of-speechn
English 1light field gun
Referencehttp://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1877_87mm野砲
87 mm light field gun M1877

(The Japanese article title is slightly imprecise but 軽野砲 appears within the article itself.)
NameName
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Current Entry数奇 [すうき;さっき] /(adj-na,n) checkered/varied/misfortune/ (1373000)
Headword 1数奇
Reading 1すうき
Reading 2さっき
Part-of-speechadj-na,n
English 1(1) unfortunate (e.g. life)
English 2misfortune
English 3(2) varied (e.g. career)
English 4checkered
Referencegg5
Commentcould be improved
Other language optioneng
NameScott
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment Not sure I agree with that sense split.

Current Entry刀剣 [とうけん] /(n) swords/cold steel/(P)/ (1446490)
Headword 1刀剣
Reading 1とうけん
Part-of-speechn
English 1sword
English 2dagger
English 3knife
English 4bayonet
Referencewiki
Other language optioneng
NameScott
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment


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Current Entry異体文字 [いたいもじ] /(?) ???/RH/
Headword 1異体文字
Reading 1いたいもじ
Part-of-speechn
English 1(see 異体字) kanji variants or kana variants
Referencedaij
Other language optioneng
NameScott
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment


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Current Entry工種 [こうしゅう] /(n) type of works/TempSUB/
Headword 1工種
Reading 1こうしゅ
Part-of-speechn
English 1type of works
Other language optioneng
NameScott
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry根に持つ [ねにもつ] /(exp) to hold a grudge/to hold something against somebody/ (1290050)
Headword 1根に持つ
Reading 1ねにもつ
Part-of-speechexp,v5t
English 1to hold a grudge
English 2to hold something against somebody
Other language optioneng
NameScott
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry芸事 [げいごと] /(n) accomplishments/ (1843030)
Headword 1芸事
Reading 1げいごと
Part-of-speechn
English 1traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.)
Referencekoj gg5
Other language optioneng
NameScott
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment


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Current Entry町衆 [まちしゅう] /(?) ???/RH/
Headword 1町衆
Reading 1まちしゅう
Part-of-speechn
English 1important local businessemen (in the Muromachi period)
English 2local leaders
Referencegg5/koj
Other language optioneng
NameScott
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment Added "(arch)" to this and following.

Headword 1土倉
Reading 1どそう
Part-of-speechn
English 1money broker (Muromachi period)
Referencegg5
NameScott
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Current Entry塗れ [まみれ] /(n,suf) stain/smear/ (2017470)
Headword 1塗れ
Reading 1まみれ
Part-of-speechn,suf
English 1stain
English 2smear
CommentShould mention that it can be used as part of a grammatical construction.
Other language optioneng
NameScott
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment


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Current Entry徳政令 [とくせいれい] /(?) ???/RH/
Headword 1徳政令
Reading 1とくせいれい
Part-of-speechn
English 1debt cancellation order issued by the Emperor or the Shogun (during the Muromachi and Kamakura periods)
Referencegg5 wiki
Other language optioneng
NameScott
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment


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Current Entry御誂え向き [おあつらえむき] /(?) ???/RH/
Headword 1御誂え向き
Headword 2お誂え向き
Headword 3おあつらえ向き
Reading 1おあつらえむき
Part-of-speechn
English 1(see 誂え向き) perfect
English 2just right
English 3ideal
Other language optioneng
NameScott
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment PoS -> adj-no

Current Entryベビーベッド /(n) crib (wasei: baby bed)/basinette/ (1119910)
Headword 1ベビーベッド
Part-of-speechn
English 1crib (wasei: baby bed)
English 2basinette
English 2cot
CommentAs an NZer, "cot" would be the no.1 translation for this word.
Other language optioneng
NameDavid Stormer
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment What I see in Google images for ベビーベッド are things I'd call "cots" too. Is this just an Aus/NZ thing?

Current Entryキャリア検地 [キャリアけんち] /(n) {comp} carrier sense/ (2292920)
Headword 1キャリア検地
Reading 1キャリアけんち
Part-of-speechn
English 1{comp} carrier sense
English 1{comp} carrier detect
Commentキャリア検地 should be キャリア検知 (carrier sense)
Ref 1: http://worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/ja/Carrier_sense_multiple_access
Ref 2: http://www.allied-telesis.co.jp/library/nw_guide/tech/ether10.html
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment Added キャリア検知.

Current Entry英知(P);叡知 [えいち] /(n) intelligence/(P)/ (1588680)
Headword 1英知
Headword 2叡知
Reading 1えいち
Part-of-speechn
English 1wisdom
English 2intelligence
Referencegg5
Other language optioneng
NameScott
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment


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Current Entry洛陽 [らくよう] /Luoyang /BU/
Headword 1洛陽
Reading 1らくよう
Part-of-speechn
English 1(1) Luoyang (Chinese city)
English 2(2) alternate name for Kyoto
Referencegg5 koj
Other language optioneng
NameScott
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Headword 1エクストリーム
Part-of-speechn
English 1extreme
Referencewiki
NameScott
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Headword 1すきばさみ
Reading 1すきばさみ
Part-of-speechn
English 2thinning scissors
NameTimothy Leitner
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment Added 梳き鋏.


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Current Entry優先取組物質 [ゆうせんとりくみぶっしつ] /priority substances considering measures/RW/
Headword 1優先取組物質
Headword 2優先取り組み物質
Reading 1ゆうせんとりくみぶっしつ
Part-of-speechn
English 1substances requiring priority action (with regard to environmental issues)
English 2priority substance
CommentWhat's a "priority substances considering measures" ?
Other language optioneng
NamePaul
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment To quote Spike Milligan: I give up. What's a "priority substances considering measures"? 和製英語 is my guess.


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Current Entry聖具 [せいぐ] /(n) sacred ustensil/TempSUB/
Headword 1聖具
Reading 1せいぐ
Part-of-speechn
English 1sacred utensil
English 2TempSUB
CommentTypo.
Other language optioneng
NameJeroen Hoek
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment