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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 有望 | 1 | 4.66 |
| 意訳 | 1 | 4.75 |
| お菓子 | 1 | 3.35 |
| によって | 1 | 2.54 |
| 子 | 1 | 2.51 |
| イメージ | 1 | 3.19 |
| いい加減 | 1 | 3.56 |
| 詰まり | 1 | 2.59 |
| 民 | 1 | 2.99 |
| 育てる | 1 | 3.68 |
| 最愛 | 1 | 4.24 |
| 巴豆 | 1 | 2.47 |
| 伴侶 | 1 | 3.94 |
| 一文字 | 1 | 4.39 |
| ごめんください | 1 | 5.40 |
| チッ | 1 | 3.92 |
| 顕著 | 1 | 4.36 |
| 低位 | 1 | 2.98 |
| 時々 | 1 | 3.53 |
| いくら | 1 | 3.05 |
| 柄 | 1 | 3.45 |
| 任せる | 1 | 3.12 |
| 仕留める | 1 | 3.40 |
| 明確 | 1 | 3.49 |
| ○○ | 1 | 4.25 |
| 訪問者 | 1 | 4.82 |
| したり | 1 | 3.12 |
| 完璧 | 1 | 3.31 |
| 転じて | 1 | 4.80 |
| ちょ | 1 | 3.41 |
| ちょいちょい | 1 | 4.52 |
| 押さえ | 1 | 3.44 |
| 瑞々しい | 1 | 4.55 |
| 無くても | 1 | 3.52 |
| 快速 | 1 | 5.27 |
| のんのん | 1 | 5.78 |
| 倭 | 1 | 3.94 |
| なるようになる | 1 | 5.25 |
| 用意 | 1 | 2.75 |
| 一例 | 1 | 4.94 |
| 無駄使い | 1 | 5.31 |
| 娘 | 1 | 2.68 |
| 男 | 1 | 2.13 |
| 暗黒 | 1 | 3.92 |
| 点者 | 1 | 3.84 |
| スペシャル | 1 | 4.63 |
| ボディ | 1 | 4.25 |
| やる | 1 | 2.13 |
| 玄関先 | 1 | 4.69 |
| ます | 1 | 2.81 |
| ってことは | 1 | 3.48 |
| 境界線 | 1 | 4.41 |
| すんな | 1 | 3.96 |
| やーい | 1 | 5.41 |
| 心を開く | 1 | 5.51 |
| あら | 1 | 3.12 |
| 北 | 1 | 1.89 |
| 生まれる | 1 | 3.03 |
| 強調 | 1 | 4.04 |
| ワンセット | 1 | 5.35 |
| まぁ | 1 | 2.52 |
| 近い | 1 | 2.79 |
| 抗う | 1 | 3.89 |
| 仕事 | 1 | 2.50 |
| 天ぷら | 1 | 4.48 |
| 覇 | 1 | 4.51 |
| 課題 | 1 | 3.83 |
| 特に | 1 | 2.62 |
| 焦げ | 1 | 4.42 |
| ブサイク | 1 | 5.05 |
| しまった | 1 | 2.19 |
| たの | 1 | 3.30 |
| 場面 | 1 | 3.55 |
| それとも | 1 | 3.02 |
| の様に | 1 | 2.34 |
| 顔 | 1 | 1.91 |
| 如何 | 1 | 3.47 |
| 知らず | 1 | 3.68 |
| Ｙ | 1 | 4.73 |
| スズ | 1 | 4.73 |
| 抔 | 1 | 2.04 |
| どうせ | 1 | 3.22 |
| やしない | 1 | 4.85 |
| なんてこと | 1 | 3.56 |
| ままに | 1 | 3.37 |
| 違法 | 1 | 4.43 |
| 生き | 1 | 2.80 |
| リピート | 1 | 5.40 |
| 参賀 | 1 | 2.47 |
| 市内 | 1 | 2.23 |
| 混ぜる | 1 | 3.60 |
| 女子大生 | 1 | 5.12 |
| こう言う | 1 | 2.87 |
| いきなり | 1 | 2.95 |
| ダーティ | 1 | 6.16 |
| 運が良い | 1 | 4.75 |
| 褒める | 1 | 3.20 |
| 端的に言う | 1 | 5.13 |
| かや | 1 | 4.88 |
| 尽くす | 1 | 3.43 |
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