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Despite having a very limited number of sounds, Japanese is awash with words that would make an English speaker snigger. There again, we English speakers do have a tendency to find double entendres in practically any phrase we hear, so the same would probably apply to any language...
Shitto
(Jealousy)
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Wanko
(Child's word for dog)
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Aasu
(The earth wire on a plug)
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Kokku
(A cook)
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Tossa
(In an instant)
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Kinki Nippon Tsu-risuto
(The Kinki Region Tourist Board)
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And finally, the amazing word that causes a snigger in both Britain AND Japan...
Borokuso
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