There’s a scene where one of the characters says:
そのニヤケ面切り刻んでやるよ
You can hear it here at about the 0:50 mark: Yato Vs Rabo - Noragami S1 - YouTube
My confusion is with ニヤケ面. I’m pretty sure 面 is つら translated as face, but what does the ニヤケ part mean?
I couldn’t really find a translation for it.
I don’t know how to explain it, but it is a description of how a face looks. Just search Google にやけづら and see the images for your self
I think ‘grin’ is the best translation though
Oh yeah, if you just want the meaning of the にやけ part, it’s from the verb にやける.
Jisho translate it as: to break into a smile
Ah, perfect, that’s exactly the bit I was looking for. Cheers! 
Does it have anything to do with homosexuality? That’s what I see on rikaikun
edit: looks like it’s both, but “to smile” doesn’t show up on rikaikun
One of the definitions on Jisho is “effeminate” so I think there’s a play on words going here
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