[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Suzu

In Japan, they only have a small amount of words that could even be considered curses or insults. How grave someone swears depends more on the situation not the word itself. For example, I once read that baka can mean anything from idiot to well, whatever insult needed in the situation.
I remember that in earlier years, TVN rather chose some more extreme cursing for their subs than needed. But then again, it's all a matter of reading the situation.

If you need to learn the many ways Baka can be used, I suggest watching Kiva. Between Megumi and Yuri you'll get every variation