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Originally Posted by MMM
Read your link and you will see it is pretty tame.
In Japanese it isn't the words as much as how they are said. A word like "omae" which an adult might use with a child can be translated to something near profanity when used as a fighting word. Same word, different usage.
People ask all the time "How do you say 'F*** you'" in Japanese," and it isn't an easy question to answer because there are no words like that.
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Haha, I remember finding a website that purported to have Japanese profanity lessons way back when I was in junior high school. IIRC, Eff you was く○して寝る