The term "consumer" as used in this Act means an individual (excluding one who becomes a party to a contract as a business or for business purposes).
この法律において「消費者」とは、個人（事業として又は事業のために契約の当事者となる場合におけるものを除く。）をいう。
The term "trader" as used in this Act (excluding Article 43, paragraph (2), item (ii)) means a corporation or association, or an individual who becomes a party to a contract as a business or for business purposes.
この法律（第四十三条第二項第二号を除く。）において「事業者」とは、法人その他の団体及び事業として又は事業のために契約の当事者となる場合における個人をいう。
The term "qualified consumer organization" as used in this Act means a corporation certified by the Prime Minister pursuant to Article 13 as a consumer organization (meaning a consumer organization as referred to in Article 8 of the Basic Consumer Act (Act No. 78 of 1968); the same applies hereinafter), which has the qualifications necessary to exercise the right to demand an injunction as governed by this Act in the interest of a large, non-exclusive group of consumers.