User blog comment:Kaido King of the Beasts/Chapter 810: Crucify and Chill/@comment-1940096-20151217205027/@comment-208.96.127.154-20151222184842

You're kinda taking what I said backwards. "Calamity" conveys an officious tone; it can make someone sound like a public figure (like a prince, or a duke). For instance, Luffy would not say "calamity" unless it was part of someone's name, and even then, he'd get it wrong. So if the Luffy word translates directly to "calamity", then you use something else.

But if the japanese word that they actually used translates directly to something like "heavy happening", then you shouldn't use "heavy happening" because it would sound awkward no matter who said it. So you use an english equivalent that fits the intent of the author, like "calamity".

A good translator needs to understand BOTH languages well enough that they know when to use the direct translation and when not to.

To use your level of language, it's the difference between someone saying, "Leave and masturbate," and someone who is not a robot saying, "Go fuck yourself." Because only one of those preserves the intent of the author.