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“Son of a gun” in Japanese

Short answer
何てこった nantekotta nantekotta

Son of a gun in Japanese is “何てこった” (nantekotta). Full meaning: what the hell, oh, great!, son of a gun, holy mackerel, oh no!, holy cow!, damn!.

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