New Entries/Amendments for 2010-03-31

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: 31 Mar.
Current Entry原住民 [げんじゅうみん] /(n) native people/aboriginal/(P)/ (1261840)
Headword 1原住民
Reading 1げんじゅうみん
Part-of-speechn
English 1native people
English 2aboriginal
English 3autochthonous people
Cross-reference先住民
ReferenceJapanese Wikipedia:
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/原住民
CommentThis word should probably have the "sens" tag appended to it, as it has acquired a pejorative meaning. A cross-reference to the neutral word 先住民 would also be beneficial.
Other language optioneng
Namelinguist
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment


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Headword 1ムラなく
Headword 2斑なく
Headword 3ムラ無く
Headword 4斑無く
Reading 1むらなく
Part-of-speechadv
Miscuk
English 1Evenly (literally, not unevenly), in an uniform and orderly fashion
Referenceお部屋をムラなく暖め ます
どうしたらムラなく塗れますか
CommentUsually found in product labels when it comes to ways of applying hair products, paint, also often in cooking instructions, etc.
NameJuan Manuel Cardona
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment


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Current Entryウェイン /(u) Wain/Weyne/
Headword 1ウェイン
Part-of-speechu
English 1Wayne
English 2Weyne
English 2Wain
ReferenceIt's my name.
CommentI feel Wayne should be included among far less common "Wain" and "Weyne".
Other language optioneng
NameWayne
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment


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Current Entry笙歌 [しょうか] /(?) ???/
Headword 1笙歌
Reading 1しょうか
Reading 2せいか
Part-of-speechn
English 1singing and playing sho
ReferenceThe Kodansha Learner's Dictionary (edition 2001) p. 630
Other language optioneng
NameBart
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment


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Current Entry枯らす [からす] /(v5s,vt) to let dry/to kill (vegetation) to season (lumber)/ (1267210)
Headword 1枯らす
Reading 1からす
Part-of-speechv5s,vt
English 1to let dry
English 2to kill (vegetation)
English 3to season (lumber)
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry少々(P);少少 [しょうしょう] /(exp,n-adv,n) just a minute/small quantity/(P)/ (1594930)
Headword 1少々
Headword 2少少
Reading 1しょうしょう
Part-of-speechexp,n-adv,n
English 1just a minute
English 2small quantity
CommentClip is in fast-forward mode.
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment ????

Current Entry貯まる [たまる] /(v5r) to be saved (e.g. money)/ (2036940)
Headword 1貯まる
Reading 1たまる
Part-of-speechv5r,vi
English 1to be saved (e.g. money)
CommentWouldn't this be 貯める's intransitive partner?
Other language optioneng
NameJeroen Hoek
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment Yes.


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Current Entryコントリビューション /(n) contribution/WI1/
Headword 1コントリビューション
Part-of-speechn
English 1(See 貢献) contribution
CommentSeems to be in pretty common use.
Other language optioneng
NameName
Submission Typenew
Editorial Comment

Current Entry初歩 [しょほ] /(n,adj-no) elements/rudiments/ABCs of .../(P)/ (1343050)
Headword 1初歩
Reading 1しょほ
Part-of-speechn,adj-no
English 1basics
English 2rudiments
English 3ABCs of ...
CommentPropose to replace "elements" by "basics"
Other language optioneng
NameCedric
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment