List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- timid and evasive (person), timid and makeshift (approach, measure, etc.)
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- good at business, having a good head for business, good businessman, shrewd salesman
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- being sick and tired (of), being fed up (with), having one's fill (of)
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- being totally upset (by), being completely nonplussed (by), being mortified (at), feeling aggrieved (at), finding (it) highly regrettable
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- quick and decisive, fast and daring, swift and resolute
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- being clearheaded, having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- upright and clean-handed, pure in heart and with a clean conscience
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- exquisite and elaborate