勧誘 (kanyuu)

同窓会などで会った旧友が、何かの団体に入っていたり、何かの商品を売っていたりして、勧誘を断るに断れないケースがよくある。

When you go to school reunions or other events, often you cannot say no to an old friend who has joined a group (and asks you to join) or is selling some product (and asks you to buy it).

彼かれは 私わたしたちに 投票とうひょうを 勧誘かにゅうした。

He solicited our votes.

により、若しくはビラ若しくはパンフレットを配布し若しくは拡声器で住居の外から呼び掛けることにより、又は住居を訪問して、当該売買契約又は役務提供契約の締結について勧誘をするためのものであることを告げずに営業所その他特定の場所への来訪を要請すること。

(i) to request a person to visit the Place of Business or other specified place without telling the person that the purpose is to solicit the sales contract or the Service Contract, by means of telephone, postal mail, correspondence delivery prescribed in Article 2(2) of the Act on Letter Service by Private Business Operators (Act No. 99 of 2002) made by a general correspondence delivery operator prescribed in Article 2(6) of the same Act or a specified letter delivery operator prescribed in Article 2(9) of the same Act (hereinafter referred to as "Correspondence Delivery"), telegraph, transmission using a facsimile machine, or an electromagnetic means prescribed in Article 11(2) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "electromagnetic means"), or by distributing fliers or pamphlets or calling with a loudspeaker from outside of the residence, or by visiting the residence; or