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Dragon Ball / Various anime
“Kuso! He's too strong! (translated variously as 'Darn!' to 'Damn!' to 'Shit!' depending on the dub)”— Dragon Ball / Various anime
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Dragon Ball / Various anime·
Kuso!
≈ “Shit! / Damn! / Crap!”
/KOO-soh/interjection
The single most common Japanese expletive in anime. Literally means 'shit/excrement' but is used as casually as English 'damn' or 'crap.' Its severity depends entirely on how it's translated — 'kuso' can become anything from 'darn' to 'shit' depending on the dub.
AnimationExpletiveModerate
Dragon Ball / Various anime·
Chikushou!
≈ “Damn it! / Son of a beast!”
/chee-koo-SHOW/interjection
A Japanese exclamation of intense frustration. Literally 'beast!' — calling the situation (or person) beastly/inhuman. Goku screams it frequently in Dragon Ball. Often translated as 'damn it!' or 'son of a bitch!' in English dubs.
AnimationExpletiveModerate