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[n]
▶ loan shark hell ▶ [expl] distress caused by high-interest loans and aggressive collection methods |
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| 2. | A 2020-10-22 05:41:02 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | ＫＯＤ追加語彙: loan-shark hell; the plight of people in debt to loan sharks. |
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| 1. | A* 2020-10-21 05:19:18 Opencooper | |
| Refs: | * chuujiten: 《suffer》 great distress caused by (reckless) loans from finance firms. * prog: 彼はサラ金地獄に追いこまれた He's been driven into a financial hell by loan sharks. * enwiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarakin#Loan-shark_hell * Japan Times: "The aggressive and heavy-handed collection tactics unleashed on the unfortunates who fell behind in their payments spawned the term sarakin jigoku (loan-shark hell)" (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/08/29/national/media-national/tightened-credit-rules-threaten-to-spawn-loan-refugees/) サラ金地獄 7986 |
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| Comments: | Possibly [dated]. |
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