List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
gairaigo waseigo English origin popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- (doing things at) one's own pace
- (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- mild
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- maniac (as in rabid sport fan), enthusiast
popular prefix な adjective adjective (generic) abbreviation Internet slang noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- multi-
- multi-post
- multi-level marketing, pyramid selling, chain referral
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- mysterious
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- minimum
popular abbreviation な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- mint, peppermint
gairaigo English origin popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- having a good atmosphere, atmospheric, romantic
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- mechanic
- mechanical
- mechanism
- technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) abbreviation music
- major, large, important, famous, mainstream
- the Major Leagues, Major League Baseball
- major (key, scale, etc.)
- (oil) major
- major record label