Term | Kanji | Description |
Abitookee | あびとけ | Talk to the Hand |
Fura | フラ | Idiot - Baka |
Gajimaru | がじまる | Banyan Tree - Home of the folklore yokai called Kijimuna |
Ganchigadi | がんちがでぃ | Happy to Help / My Pleasure |
Ganju Yaibiimi | 頑丈やいびーみ | How are you? (Uchinaguchi) |
Guburiisabitan | ぐぶりーさびたん | You're Welcome / Don't mention it |
Haisai | はいさい | Hello (masculine) - Haitai はいたい (feminine) |
Hanagasa | 花笠 | Women headdress with red floral-shaped design and blue waves |
Hiitai | ひいたい | Military Person (any branch) |
Jinkuwa | じんくわ | Money |
Karamidi | 絡み手 | An old form of full body entanglement techniques |
Karii | 嘉例 | Cheers / Good health / Kampai (Uchinaguchi) |
Kumisukuchin | くみすくちん | A type of Okinawan tea |
Mensoree | めんそーれー | Welcome (typically heard in Okinawa) |
Naicha | ナイチャ | A person from mainland Japan |
Nifee Deebiiru | 御拝でーびーる | Thank you (Uchinaguchi) |
Pechin | 親雲上 | Ryukyuan privileged class, similar to a Japanese Samurai |
Sanzan | 三山 | Three Kingdoms of Okinawa, Nanzan 南山, Chuzan 中山, Hokuzan 北山 |
Toudi | 唐手 | Older term for karate meaning "China/Tang Hands" |
Ukimisoochii | 起きみそーちー | Good morning (Uchinaguchi) |
Utaton | ウタトン | Exhausted, worn out, tired |
Watabu | ワタブ | An extremely fat person |