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)
- disgusting selfishness
colloquial noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- smack in the middle, perfect strike, bullseye
- perfect (for something or someone), just right, just the way one likes it
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- stark naked, nude, bare
- unvarnished (e.g. truth), plain (e.g. fact), frank, candid, outspoken
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- chubby, slightly overweight
な adjective adjective (generic)
- see-through because of wetness (e.g. clothes)
な adjective adjective (generic)
- wistful, desirous of, hungry-looking, greedy-looking
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- financial
expression な adjective adjective (generic)
- clumsy with one's hands, all thumbs
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- off-focus (photography), out of focus
- off the mark, off the point, irrelevant
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- strongest (candidate), likeliest (winner), top (suspect)