Aloha all, been watching this for a while. Figured I'd make my first comment on Pokebeach Forums a long one. I did a bit of looking up for names, and I'll go ahead and warn you to take these possible meanings with caution, they're just observations. (Note: Some of these may have been already stated, to those not aware.)
Yanappu - [Yana]gi (willow, weeping willow tree), a[ppu] (ape)
Baoppu - [Bao] (stir frying technique, wok heated til red, continue to stir fry) a[ppu] (ape)
Hiyappu - [Hiya] (cold water, cold liquid), a[ppu] (ape)
Emonga - é (think email), mo[monga] (flying squirrels)
Basurao - possibly [Basu] (bass) and baka[rao] (salt cod)
Yorterrie - [Yor]kshire [terrie]r (no explanation should be needed)
Choroneko - [Choro]maka (to steal or "pilfer"), [neko] (cat)
Desukaan - [Desu] (death), [kaan] (can?)
Ononokusu - [Ononoku] (to shake, shudder), [su] (MAYBE Uroburos {dragon swallowing tail})
Denchura - [Den] (general electronics prefix), taran[chura] (tarantula)
Doryuuzu - Doriruzu (word for drill, note the ryu is a being a play off of the word for mole since it includes a character for dragon or ryu)
Buffalon - [Buffaro] (Buffalo) [n] (???)
Dangoro - Not sure
Mebukijika - [Mebuki] (to bud) [jika] (mutation of "shika" or deer)
Tabunne - Mimi[Tabu] (earlobe Tabun could also be alot), [ne] (sound)
Monmen - [Mon] (not sure off the top of my head, can only think of gate), [men] (cotton or menyou for sheep)
Churine - [Chu]u[ri]ppu (tulip), [ne] (as the name implies "root")
Tamagetake - [Tamage] (to be startled or surprised, also Tama could be round like pokeball), [take] (mushroom)
Jyanobii - [Ja] (snake), [nobi]ru (to lengthen, flatten, stretch, grow)
Chaobuu - Taking a guess, lu[Cha] (Spanish for wrestling could be [chao]s), [buu] (oink)
Futachimaru - [Fu] (for two), [tachi] (long sword), [maru] (round or circle)
As for the new stuff, I must say, I love the new gen. While I too would have enjoyed a newer typing for some of the starters finals (which I suppose theoretically could still occur seeing how some starters don't gain a second type until their final) I'll still be satisfied with them as they are. I didn't complain in Gen. 2 when I found out that the starters were still going to be just Grass, Fire, and Water, I doubt I'll complain now (despite a desire to see the Mijumaru evo be Water and Steel or Fighting). As for the similarity between things in a previous generations and Gen. 5, I don't think it's really a cop out. Consider it like breeds of dog. Japanese breeds have a different look to them than British breeds, but when compared side to side, they still look like a pair of dogs. But meh, I may just be jaded. I felt a little let down with the DP era so far as looks, so maybe I'm just using BW as a pick me up. Oh well, just figured I'd post these.