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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 |
|---|---|---|
| ちょ | 1 | 3.41 |
| 中型 | 1 | 4.37 |
| 笑い | 1 | 2.95 |
| 女子大生 | 1 | 5.12 |
| 死んでも | 1 | 3.95 |
| 突っ込む | 1 | 3.15 |
| ってことは | 1 | 3.48 |
| ので | 1 | 1.80 |
| 気 | 1 | 2.13 |
| スズ | 1 | 4.73 |
| で候 | 1 | 3.44 |
| 照れる | 1 | 3.93 |
| によって | 1 | 2.54 |
| 珍獣 | 1 | 4.63 |
| 要するに | 1 | 3.62 |
| 娘 | 1 | 2.68 |
| お願い | 1 | 2.92 |
| 差 | 1 | 3.06 |
| 大 | 1 | 2.53 |
| ごめんください | 1 | 5.40 |
| ミサイル | 1 | 4.21 |
| よろしくお願いします | 1 | 3.42 |
| それが | 1 | 2.31 |
| 非常に | 1 | 2.99 |
| 事がある | 1 | 2.89 |
| お菓子 | 1 | 3.35 |
| をして | 1 | 2.06 |
| 珍貴 | 1 | 7.42 |
| 世の中 | 1 | 3.66 |
| 精神 | 1 | 3.21 |
| 運が良い | 1 | 4.75 |
| 強調 | 1 | 4.04 |
| 場面 | 1 | 3.55 |
| 有望 | 1 | 4.66 |
| 問わず | 1 | 4.02 |
| ですら | 1 | 3.29 |
| よー | 1 | 3.18 |
| スペシャル | 1 | 4.63 |
| じゃあ | 1 | 2.61 |
| 多い | 1 | 2.52 |
| 低位 | 1 | 2.98 |
| ぜ | 1 | 2.66 |
| くたびれる | 1 | 4.55 |
| そっち | 1 | 3.10 |
| 被る | 1 | 3.46 |
| 片手 | 1 | 3.23 |
| 小 | 1 | 2.99 |
| 薄汚い | 1 | 4.54 |
| クレーム | 1 | 4.78 |
| 用例 | 1 | 6.24 |
| どう | 1 | 2.34 |
| 出切る | 1 | 2.24 |
| 若干 | 1 | 3.24 |
| がし | 1 | 3.14 |
| 君 | 1 | 2.19 |
| 指 | 1 | 2.96 |
| 顔 | 1 | 1.91 |
| 八〇〇 | 1 | 4.24 |
| 如何 | 1 | 3.47 |
| 知らず | 1 | 3.68 |
| ほら | 1 | 3.02 |
| 通じる | 1 | 3.42 |
| 小指 | 1 | 4.35 |
| いくら | 1 | 3.05 |
| 種 | 1 | 2.95 |
| 菓子 | 1 | 3.59 |
| 添い遂げる | 1 | 4.93 |
| 激励 | 1 | 4.50 |
| そして | 1 | 1.87 |
| 暗黒 | 1 | 3.92 |
| 一体 | 1 | 2.67 |
| 性根 | 1 | 4.46 |
| よう | 1 | 2.31 |
| だった | 1 | 1.58 |
| 呼び捨て | 1 | 4.20 |
| とにかく | 1 | 3.04 |
| 等など | 1 | 4.32 |
| 生まれる | 1 | 3.03 |
| 実践 | 1 | 4.05 |
| やーい | 1 | 5.41 |
| またしても | 1 | 3.96 |
| 育てる | 1 | 3.68 |
| 手々 | 1 | 3.09 |
| 売る | 1 | 2.92 |
| とく | 1 | 3.39 |
| 顕著 | 1 | 4.36 |
| 堅 | 1 | 4.70 |
| マイナー | 1 | 4.77 |
| 苛め | 1 | 3.87 |
| ○ | 1 | 3.50 |
| 分かる | 1 | 2.00 |
| 酷い | 1 | 3.02 |
| たった | 1 | 3.33 |
| 薄ら | 1 | 4.39 |
| 黒糖 | 1 | 5.07 |
| 名ノリ | 1 | 5.22 |
| 回し | 1 | 3.38 |
| 砕け | 1 | 3.75 |
| 細かい事 | 1 | 4.77 |
| 後釜 | 1 | 4.97 |
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