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In the Kanzen Master N2 listening textbook, there's a table of phrases to be
aware of, and it includes both 申{もう}し出{で} and 提案{ていあん} in the "function" part
of the table:

  * 提案:

    * 〜たらどう？

> こっちの色にしたらどう？ ("How about going with this colour?")

    * 〜たほうがいい

> もっと大きくしたほうがいいよ。 ("It'd be best to go with a larger (sized one).")

  * 申し出:

    * 〜ましょう（か）

> 荷物、持ちましょうか？ ("Shall I/we take your luggage?")

But what is the difference between 提案 and 申し出? Both seem to me to mean
"proposal", and the Genius J-E dictionary definition for 申し出 includes 提案 in
it:

> もうしで【申し出】
>
>   * proposal: …【…する／…という】提案【to do／that節】…
>   * offer: …【…しようという】提案【to do】…
>
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What's the difference between 申し出 and 提案?
After asking this question I think I've found a lot of the answer:

  * [Daijisen](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E6%8F%90%E6%A1%88&stype=0&dtype=0)+[Dajirin](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E6%8F%90%E6%A1%88&stype=0&dtype=0&dname=0ss) list 提案 as applying to legislative bills, opinions and thoughts etc, so I think it's broader than 申し出. It's also listed as "suggestion" by the [Yahoo J-E dictionary](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E6%8F%90%E6%A1%88&enc=UTF-8&stype=0&dtype=3)/[Space ALC](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E6%8F%90%E6%A1%88&pg=1) etc.
  * The [Yahoo J-E dictionary](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E7%94%B3%E3%81%97%E5%87%BA&enc=UTF-8&stype=0&dtype=3) lists 申し出 as "a proposal ((of cooperation))"/"offer", so I think it's used when proposing to cooperate (with other people etc).
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