お約やく束そく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

promise; agreement; appointment

Polite form of 約束. Used in honorific or humble speech to refer to promises, arrangements, or appointments. The humble use is common when referring to one's own promise to a superior.

See also: 約束

• 社しゃ長ちょうとのお約やく束そくは明日あしたの午ご後ご3時じです。

  My appointment with the company president is tomorrow at 3 p.m.

• お約やく束そくを守まもっていただき、ありがとうございます。

  Thank you for keeping your promise.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

expected development; cliché; running gag

Refers to a predictable or obligatory element in a story, joke, or situation. Often used in entertainment contexts to describe tropes or recurring gags.

• このドラマでは、主しゅ人じん公こうが最さい後ごに走はしるのがお約やく束そくだ。

  In this drama, it's a given that the protagonist runs at the end.

• 彼かれの漫まん才ざいにはお約やく束そくのボケがある。

  His comedy routine has a predictable running gag.