From the verb wabiru  "to dishearten," used to mean an appreciation of things austere, quietive and humble.

From the verb sabiru  "to fade," used to mean an appreciation of things worn, withered and forlorn.

Written with the wrong Chinese character for the verb moeru  "to catch fire," this character moeru now expresses a rarified pseudo-love toward fictitious characters and their related embodiments.

From the onomatopoeia puni puni describing the feel of a baby's cheeks, it now refers to characters with infantile qualities.

赤子の頬の触感を想起させる擬態語「ぷにぷに」が転じた、幼さに特徴をもったキャラクターの類型を示す語。

From the verbs hetabaru  "to crouch" or hetaru  "to fall flat," used to describe weak-willed, "wimpy" characters.

へこたれて座り込む様を指す「へたばる」「へたる」が転じた、弱腰な態度やキャラクターに味わいを見出す美意識。
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Originally an acronym for the words yamanashi  "no climax," ochinashi  "no punchline," and iminashi  "no meaning," the term refers to taking existing male characters from anime/manga and pairing them together in a romantic relationship.

「やまなし」「おちなし」「いみなし」の頭文字から生成された語で、男性キャラクター同士を恋愛的関係に見立てる形式を指す。
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