Contracts and paperwork
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Deal with contracts, personal details and official forms.
Mix-ups Kojin is individual, not private life (puraibeeto).
keiyaku
contract
Phone plans, apartments, jobs; anything you sign up to.
Keiyaku suru = sign a contract; keiyaku ga kireru = it runs out.
kinou, atarashii heya no keiyaku shite kita.
I signed the contract for my new place yesterday.
昨日、新しい部屋の契約してきた。
kinou, atarashii heya no keiyaku o shite kimashita.
I signed the contract for my new apartment yesterday.
昨日、新しい部屋の契約をしてきました。
Written 契約 · けいやくRank #1778 in 3,030 TV dramas
kojin
individual; personal
Mostly heard in kojinteki ni (personally, for me) and kojin jouhou (personal data).
For your private life, say puraibeeto, not kojin.
sore wa kojin jouhou da kara, oshierarenai yo.
That's personal information, so I can't tell you.
それは個人情報だから、教えられないよ。
sore wa kojin jouhou na node, oshieraremasen.
That's personal information, so I'm afraid I can't share it.
それは個人情報なので、教えられません。
Written 個人 · こじんRank #2787 in 3,030 TV dramas
tetsuzuki
paperwork; procedure
The forms and steps for official things: moving, banks, visas, cancelling.
Goes with suru (tetsuzuki suru) and often with mendoukusai (a pain).
kuyakusho de tetsuzuki shinakya.
I have to do the paperwork at the ward office.
区役所で手続きしなきゃ。
kuyakusho de tetsuzuki o shinai to ikenai n desu.
I have to do the paperwork at the ward office.
区役所で手続きをしないといけないんです。
Written 手続き · てつづきRank #2884 in 3,030 TV dramas