I have that dictionary its Published by Random House & By Seigo Nakao
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--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 2004-12-27 9:42:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> 
> 
> > I can point out more faults or weaknesses of the system, but
that's not 
> > what 
> > I'm trying to do here. I just want to ask you if you are satisfied
with your 
> > dictionaries. If you are, that's all right. But if you are not,
you have to 
> > make one yourself. Why don't we make one ourselves?--this is what
I'm 
> > suggesting.
> > 
> > Kamui 
> > 
> 
> Your comments about Breen's examples are well-taken.  I knew that
some of 
> them were not very good (in fact, under "hospital" he has two
identical sentences 
> with different translations).  I was merely giving a starting point,
as well 
> as pointing out a source that already exists, in spite of its flaws,
in case 
> someone needed it right away.  
> 
> The "Basic Japanese-English Dictionary" by The Japan Foundation
(ISBN 
> 4-89358-004-3) has this entry for "kasa" (all in kanji with furigana
as well as 
> romaji):
> kasa [n] umbrella.
> amagasa - a (rain) umbrella //
> higasa - a parasol //
> kasa o sasu - put up an umbrella //
> kasa o hirogeru - open an umbrella //
> kasa o tsubomerou - close an umbrella.
> Densha no naka ni kasa o wasurete kimashita - I left my umbrella in
the train.
> 
> stevo
> 
> 
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