(n)rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control, Syn.CJD, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
(n)United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982), Syn.Roman Jakobson, Roman Osipovich Jakobson
(n)the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863), Syn.Jakob Grimm, Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm
n. [ G., perh. orig., house god, hose protector. See Cobalt ] A kind of domestic spirit in German mythology, corresponding to the Scottish brownie and the English Robin Goodfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
[じゃっかん(若干)(P);そこばく;そくばく;そこば(若干)(ok), jakkan ( jakkan )(P); sokobaku ; sokubaku ; sokoba ( jakkan )(ok)](n, adj-no) (1) some; few; a number of; a little (bit); (n-adv) (2) somewhat; to a certain extent; (adj-no, n-adv, n) (3) (そこばく, そくばく, そこば only) (arch) many; a lot; (P)#5080[Add to Longdo]
[やまて, yamate](n, adj-no) (1) (See 海手) place near the mountains; (n) (2) (See 山の手・1) hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama); (P)#7162[Add to Longdo]
[はこぶ, hakobu](v5b) (1) to carry; to transport; to move; to convey; (2) (hon) (usu. as お運びになる, お運び下さる, etc.) (See 足を運ぶ) to come; to go; (3) to wield (a tool, etc.); to use; (v5b, vi) (4) to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress; (P)#12173[Add to Longdo]
[しゃちほこばる;しゃっちょこばる(鯱張る);しゃちこばる(鯱張る), shachihokobaru ; shacchokobaru ( shachihokobaru ); shachikobaru ( shachihokobaru )](v5r) (1) to stand on ceremony; (2) to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense[Add to Longdo]