| Current Entry | イラク戦争 [イラクせんそう] /(n) Iraq War (2003-)/ (2214680) |
| Headword 1 | イラク戦争 |
| Reading 1 | イラクせんそう |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | Iraq War (2003-) |
| Comment | Do we know when it finished yet? ;-) |
| Other language option | eng |
| Name | Paul |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment | When Dubbya said "mission accomplished"? |
| Headword 1 | 新自由主義者 |
| Reading 1 | しんじゆうしゅぎしゃ |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | neoliberal |
| Reference | 新自由主義 【しんじゆうしゅぎ】 (n) neoliberalism
A typical neoliberal scam. Wake up, people. This is exactly what is happening in your town today, and it is going to get worse. 典型的な新自由主義者詐欺．目を覚ましてください，皆さん．これは正確に今日あなたの町で起きていることです，そしてそれはもっと悪くなるでしょう． |
| Name | Paul |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment |
| Headword 1 | 剣身 |
| Reading 1 | けんしん |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | sword blade |
| Reference | Japanese Wikipedia articles:
(1) Title: "西洋剣術" -- 剣の種類と構造 - - - ブレードblade: 剣身; エッジ cutting edge: 刃; - - - (2) Title: "剣" -- 剣（つるぎ、けん） は、武器の一種で長い剣身を持つ手持ちの刃物。 |
| Comment | Hi Jim!
I'm trying to find out if 剣 is different in meaning from its Chinese cognate 劍 (which refers to 2-bladed swords only, I believe, while 刀 is used for single-edge swords). Same in Japanese or different? |
| Name | Richard Warmington |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment | It seems to be the same in Japanese, AFAICT. |
| Current Entry | 刀身 [とうしん] /(n) sword blade/ (1446580) |
| Headword 1 | 刀身 |
| Reading 1 | とうしん |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | knife or sword blade |
| Reference | http://tojiro.net/jp/guide/part_blade.html
包丁の切れ味を司るものは「素材」「焼き入れ」そして「刀身の構造」です。 http://www.otomiya.com/fishing/gear/10-knife.html ナイフのあれこれ速習 ... 構造的に大きく分けると、折り畳めて携帯に安全便利なフォールディングナイフと、刀身がむき出しで柄に固定されているシースナイフの２種類があります。 |
| Other language option | eng |
| Name | Richard Warmington |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment |
| Headword 1 | 炭素相殺 |
| Reading 1 | たんそそうさい |
| Part-of-speech | n |
| English 1 | carbon offset |
| Reference | http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100630-00000536-san-soci |
| Name | Morris Cornell-Morgan |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment |
| Current Entry | 検真 [けんしん] /(?) ???/RH/ |
| Headword 1 | 検真 |
| Reading 1 | けんしん |
| Part-of-speech | n,vs |
| English 1 | (obsc) verification of the authenticity of a document (e.g. by seal or handwriting) |
| Reference | Daijirin |
| Other language option | eng |
| Name | Jim Breen |
| Submission Type | new |
| Editorial Comment |
| Current Entry | 自然に [しぜんに] /(adv) naturally/smoothly/spontaneously/(P)/ (1318100) |
| Headword 1 | 自然に |
| Reading 1 | しぜんに |
| Part-of-speech | adv |
| English 1 | (See 自然) naturally |
| English 2 | smoothly |
| English 3 | spontaneously |
| Other language option | eng |
| Name | Paul |
| Submission Type | amend |
| Editorial Comment |