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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 色んな | 1 | 3.36 |
| 参賀 | 1 | 2.47 |
| 子 | 1 | 2.51 |
| そうじゃなくて | 1 | 4.17 |
| 早め | 1 | 3.69 |
| 切角 | 1 | 3.20 |
| ゲーム | 1 | 2.86 |
| 関係 | 1 | 2.73 |
| ってことは | 1 | 3.48 |
| 倭 | 1 | 3.94 |
| リピート | 1 | 5.40 |
| 完璧 | 1 | 3.31 |
| 被る | 1 | 3.46 |
| 実践 | 1 | 4.05 |
| Ｙ | 1 | 4.73 |
| 限定 | 1 | 3.71 |
| どうせ | 1 | 3.22 |
| 雑居ビル | 1 | 5.60 |
| 鱗 | 1 | 3.40 |
| 古画 | 1 | 5.35 |
| 小 | 1 | 2.99 |
| 全国区 | 1 | 6.15 |
| はいはい | 1 | 3.62 |
| 理解 | 1 | 2.49 |
| 細かい事 | 1 | 4.77 |
| 張り倒す | 1 | 5.14 |
| ぶっちゃけ | 1 | 3.90 |
| ならん | 1 | 3.51 |
| 運命 | 1 | 3.35 |
| 片手 | 1 | 3.23 |
| 行けません | 1 | 3.55 |
| 何を | 1 | 2.46 |
| そっち | 1 | 3.10 |
| ミー | 1 | 4.46 |
| 駄目 | 1 | 2.86 |
| 非常に | 1 | 2.99 |
| 煮物 | 1 | 4.27 |
| ダーティ | 1 | 6.16 |
| の様に | 1 | 2.34 |
| たった | 1 | 3.33 |
| 地域 | 1 | 3.52 |
| のか | 1 | 1.74 |
| 痛い | 1 | 3.09 |
| 所謂 | 1 | 3.49 |
| 逆らう | 1 | 3.71 |
| 阿比 | 1 | 5.39 |
| 如何 | 1 | 3.47 |
| でも無い | 1 | 4.13 |
| 暗黒 | 1 | 3.92 |
| その他 | 1 | 3.63 |
| 話しかける | 1 | 3.15 |
| 板 | 1 | 1.29 |
| 唐突 | 1 | 3.52 |
| 激励 | 1 | 4.50 |
| たの | 1 | 3.30 |
| 置く | 1 | 2.56 |
| よー | 1 | 3.18 |
| 売る | 1 | 2.92 |
| 回し | 1 | 3.38 |
| 民 | 1 | 2.99 |
| そろそろ | 1 | 2.88 |
| 全て | 1 | 2.32 |
| 受け取る | 1 | 3.03 |
| もの | 1 | 1.96 |
| 意訳 | 1 | 4.75 |
| 柄 | 1 | 3.45 |
| のみ | 1 | 3.02 |
| 魔界 | 1 | 3.65 |
| 気 | 1 | 2.13 |
| ちょ | 1 | 3.41 |
| 名ノリ | 1 | 5.22 |
| なるようになる | 1 | 5.25 |
| ビックリ | 1 | 4.14 |
| 抗う | 1 | 3.89 |
| 殊に | 1 | 2.16 |
| ○ | 1 | 3.50 |
| スズ | 1 | 4.73 |
| シーサー | 1 | 5.83 |
| 黒糖 | 1 | 5.07 |
| 受け入れ | 1 | 3.34 |
| 手々 | 1 | 3.09 |
| 氷砂糖 | 1 | 5.52 |
| マイナー | 1 | 4.77 |
| 兄矢 | 1 | 4.52 |
| チッ | 1 | 3.92 |
| 楽しい | 1 | 2.76 |
| 怒らせる | 1 | 4.47 |
| やる | 1 | 2.13 |
| 強い | 1 | 2.36 |
| られる | 1 | 1.68 |
| 黒紫色 | 1 | 5.53 |
| ながら | 1 | 1.91 |
| 笑い | 1 | 2.95 |
| じゃない | 1 | 2.26 |
| 一体 | 1 | 2.67 |
| へし折る | 1 | 4.16 |
| のんのん | 1 | 5.78 |
| ままに | 1 | 3.37 |
| 珍獣 | 1 | 4.63 |
| 例え | 1 | 3.46 |
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