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須方三城 People from Okinawa frequently make statements that, taken literally, mean "I will take your life," but they don't actually intend to kill anyone. "Shinasu" (死なす) has a nuance more like "I'll beat you up," and "Shineyo yaa" (死ねよやー) means something like "Get your act together." "Takkuru sarindo" (たっくるさりんど) is reported in the media as "I'll kill you," but in most cases it means "I won't actually kill you, but I'll beat you so badly you'll be begging me to put you out of your misery." So even if someone says "Takkuru su!" (たっくるす!) and comes at you swinging, they won't actually kill you. They'll just punch you with the intent to hurt. ※Note※ First and foremost, this work is a "comedy piece." The dialect explanations in this work are not based on thorough research, but rather dialect knowledge the author has naturally picked up from living normally in Okinawa—in other words, they have a strong regional slang flavor. Please enjoy this with the understanding that it's half-joking and about ninety percent humor.
Statistics
Word List (667 words)
| Word | Frequency | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| この野郎 | 1 | 4.28 |
| 叫ぶ | 1 | 2.93 |
| 抗う | 1 | 3.89 |
| 阿比 | 1 | 5.39 |
| 何を | 1 | 2.46 |
| 古画 | 1 | 5.35 |
| 最愛 | 1 | 4.24 |
| 魔界 | 1 | 3.65 |
| 生まれる | 1 | 3.03 |
| 佃 | 1 | 3.25 |
| ある意味 | 1 | 3.54 |
| 写真 | 1 | 3.57 |
| のんのん | 1 | 5.78 |
| 予算 | 1 | 3.81 |
| 兄矢 | 1 | 4.52 |
| やる | 1 | 2.13 |
| そっち | 1 | 3.10 |
| お話 | 1 | 3.21 |
| 見 | 1 | 1.96 |
| リピート | 1 | 5.40 |
| 欲しい | 1 | 2.46 |
| 訪問者 | 1 | 4.82 |
| 境界線 | 1 | 4.41 |
| 薩摩 | 1 | 4.89 |
| こう言う | 1 | 2.87 |
| 売る | 1 | 2.92 |
| わ | 1 | 2.11 |
| 出切る | 1 | 2.24 |
| 時の | 1 | 2.80 |
| 娘 | 1 | 2.68 |
| 心を開く | 1 | 5.51 |
| 暴れん坊 | 1 | 5.14 |
| 果たして | 1 | 3.43 |
| 快速 | 1 | 5.27 |
| となる | 1 | 2.78 |
| 子 | 1 | 2.51 |
| せる | 1 | 2.17 |
| シャイ | 1 | 4.73 |
| 子たち | 1 | 3.93 |
| 比較的 | 1 | 3.55 |
| 所謂 | 1 | 3.49 |
| 往く | 1 | 3.36 |
| 適当 | 1 | 3.17 |
| そう言う | 1 | 2.36 |
| 呼びかける | 1 | 3.91 |
| 詰まり | 1 | 2.59 |
| 何やら | 1 | 3.19 |
| 限定 | 1 | 3.71 |
| ビックリ | 1 | 4.14 |
| よー | 1 | 3.18 |
| 強い | 1 | 2.36 |
| 撃つ | 1 | 3.27 |
| 張り倒す | 1 | 5.14 |
| 顕著 | 1 | 4.36 |
| 無くても | 1 | 3.52 |
| それは | 1 | 1.95 |
| 擦り寄る | 1 | 4.59 |
| 教えを乞う | 1 | 5.23 |
| Ｅ | 1 | 4.08 |
| 伴侶 | 1 | 3.94 |
| ワンセット | 1 | 5.35 |
| ちょいちょい | 1 | 4.52 |
| ボディ | 1 | 4.25 |
| 話しかける | 1 | 3.15 |
| じゃあ | 1 | 2.61 |
| どう言う | 1 | 4.53 |
| 食べる | 1 | 2.42 |
| たり | 1 | 2.26 |
| お孫さん | 1 | 4.98 |
| それが | 1 | 2.31 |
| 殊に | 1 | 2.16 |
| ポジション | 1 | 4.07 |
| ＯＫ | 1 | 4.23 |
| ては | 1 | 2.43 |
| でる | 1 | 2.96 |
| 突っ込む | 1 | 3.15 |
| 板 | 1 | 1.29 |
| なり | 1 | 2.48 |
| 細かい事 | 1 | 4.77 |
| 特に | 1 | 2.62 |
| 指 | 1 | 2.96 |
| 種 | 1 | 2.95 |
| 猪口才 | 1 | 5.82 |
| 育む | 1 | 4.34 |
| 紹介 | 1 | 3.20 |
| シーサー | 1 | 5.83 |
| 等など | 1 | 4.32 |
| 違法 | 1 | 4.43 |
| 実体験 | 1 | 4.81 |
| 課題 | 1 | 3.83 |
| えっ | 1 | 2.85 |
| そうじゃなくて | 1 | 4.17 |
| 世の中 | 1 | 3.66 |
| 褒める | 1 | 3.20 |
| 喧しい | 1 | 4.27 |
| ままに | 1 | 3.37 |
| 笑い | 1 | 2.95 |
| 全国区 | 1 | 6.15 |
| しまった | 1 | 2.19 |
| 直す | 1 | 3.51 |
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