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loan
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. loan
  2. 2. lending
  3. 3. favor
  4. 4. creditor
In the context of a favor or debt, it means that someone owes you something because you did something for them. The phrase "貸しがある" means you have a favor owed to you, while "貸しを返す" means to repay that favor. It reflects the Japanese cultural sense of obligation and reciprocity in relationships.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Her "you owe me" was an invoice dressed up as a joke.

Sentence 2

Wait, you're trying to make me owe you again!?

Sentence 3

"Just remember, you owe me for this," my dad said.

Sentence 4

I wonder if friendship basically just runs on favors owed and repaid.

Sentence 5

Why am I always the one ending up in someone's debt?