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Originally Posted by danslak
Well, they might translate as "swear" words on a subtitle, but it sort of depends on the context. Like ikkene! might translate as "Oh, shit, I screwed up bad!" But literally means "it's not good!". Or "neboken ja neeyo!" means "you're half asleep!" Could translate to, if said harshly, "Pull your head out of your ass!" I can't think of any Japanese words that translate straight over from English swear words.
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Thanks.
The main reason I'm asking this is because I don't want to end up asking a dumb question when I go on exchange next year IF they did really have bad language like we do here.