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Unpermitted leave(闌出) means that Japanese people in Japan House went outside Japan House without permission. When there were diplomatic or trading issues between Choseon and Japan, normal procedure was that an official interpreter of Japanese language(訓導ㆍ別差) dispatched by the Choseon Dynasty went into Japan House for negotiation. However, Japanese people often went out from Japan House violating the prohibition and went to Dongrae Office to use armed force to the governor of Dongrae if their demands were not accepted. They attempted armed provocations as a method to pressure the Choseon Dynasty controlling entrance and exit of Japanese people living in Japan House. The Choseon Dynasty called it ‘Nanchul(unpermitted leave, 闌出)’ regarding as an unlawful behavior. Reasons for the unpermitted leaves were complaints about strict control by the Choseon Dynasty or irresponsible attitudes of Japanese people living in Japan House. In the long run, those cases became chances to reinforce the prohibitory decree by becoming diplomatic issues. To the Choseon Dynasty, Japan House was a control zone and Japanese people living in Japan House were considered foreigners who were temporarily staying with benefits from the Choseon Dynasty. However, to Japanese people, Japan House was an overseas Japanese settlement, so they tried to accomplish their purposes by any means including tenacious persuading or armed force if they had something to negotiate with the Choseon Dynasty. The difference of recognition between Japan and the Choseon Dynasty caused unpermitted leaves.