in Japan, you need a permit. Have you obtained a work permit?
TOURIST: Hai, achira no Nihon taishikan de hakkō-shite moraimashita.
Yes, it was issued by the Japanese Embassy over there.
IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL: Chotto sore o haiken-dekimasu ka?
Can I see it for a moment?
TOURIST: Hai, kore desu.
Yes, here it is.
IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL: Donna shigoto ni jūji-shite imasu ka?
What kind of business are you engaged in?
TOURIST: Konpyūtā o yunyū-shite, Nihon de hanbai-shimasu. Kono biza de nyūkoku-dekimasu ka?
I import computers and sell them in Japan. Can I enter your country with this visa?
IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL: Mondai wa arimasen ga, moyori no shiyakusho de sugu gaikokujin tōroku o shite kudasai. Tsugi no kata dōzo.
No problem, but please complete your alien registration soon at the nearest city office. Next person, please.
STRUCTURES AND SYNONYMS
teiji-suru 提示する teiji (indication, show) + suru
• to show, to indicate, to exhibit
Compare with miseru 見せる to show
Toranku no nakami o misete kudasai.
Please show me the contents of your baggage.
haiken-suru 拝見する haiken (look, inspection) + suru
• to look, to inspect
Compare with miru 見る to see, look; shiraberu 調べる to inspect, to check
Chotto pasupōto o mitai no desu ga.
I'd like to see your passport for a minute.
rainichi-suru 来日する rainichi (come to Japan) + suru
• to come to Japan
*Nichi 日 is the abbreviation for Japan.
Compare with Nihon ni kuru 日本にくる to come to Japan; hōnichi-suru 妨日する to visit Japan
Kare wa kyonen san kai hōnichi-shimashita.
Last year he visited Japan three times.
kankō-suru 観光する kankō (sightseeing) + suru
• to see the sights
Compare with ryokō-suru 旅行する to travel, to tour, to make a journey
Amerika o san shūkan ryokō-shimasu.
I'll travel in America for three weeks.
shigoto-suru 仕事する shigoto (work, job, task) + suru
• to work, to do one's job, to do business
Compare with hataraku 働く to work
Chichi wa maiban jū-ji made hatarakimasu.
Dad works until ten every night.
taizai-suru 帯在する taizai (stay, sojourn) + suru
• to stay, to sojourn, to remain
Compare with todomaru 留まる to stay, to remain, to abide, to stand still
Pari ni itsuka kan todomaranakereba narimasen deshita.
I had to stay in Paris for five days.
yotei-suru 予従する yotei (schedule, plan, program) + suru
• to be scheduled, to plan, to intend
Compare with tsumoridearu 積もりでめる to intend, to plan
Kare wa daigaku ni yuku tsumori datta. He intended to go to college.
shutoku-suru 取得する shutoku (acquisition) + suru
• to acquire, to gain, to obtain
Compare with eru 得る to get; morau 貰う to receive, to get
Biza o morau ni wa, ryōjikan ni shuttō-shinakereba narimasen.
In order to get a visa, you must show yourself to the consulate.
jūji-suru 従事する jūji (occupation, engagement) + suru
• to be occupied in, to be engaged in
Compare with tsuku 着 く to engage in, to set to work Kare wa kimatta shigoto ni tsuita koto ga arimasen.
He has never been engaged in any fixed job.
yunyū-suru 輸入するyunyū (import) + suru
• to import
hanbai-suru 販売する hanbai (sales) + suru
• to sell
Compare with uru 売る to sell
Kono sērusuman wa kongetsu wa kuruma o nijū dai urimashita.
This salesman sold twenty cars this month.
hakkō-suru 発行する hakkō (issuance, publication) + suru
• to issue, to publish
Compare with hakkyū-surū 発給する to issue
*Hakkyū-suru is specific and suitable for official documents like passports and visas, while hakkō-suru is widely applicable to various kinds of documents, including but not limited to official ones.
Ryōjikan wa kare ni eijū biza o hakkyū-shita.
The consulate issued him a permanent visa.
nyūkoku-suru 入国する nyūkoku (into a country) + suru
• to enter a country
Compare with hairu 人る to enter
Furansu kara Doitsu ni hairimashita.
I entered Germany from France.
kensa-suru 検査する kensa (inspection, examination, test) + suru
• to inspect, to test, to examine
Compare with shiraberu 調べる to inspect, to check Keikan wa unten menkyoshō o snirabeta.
