How to say promise in Japanese

約束^★【やくそくyakusoku】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date
convention; rule
destiny; fate

Example Sentences

彼kare はha 約束を破ったyakusokuwoyabutta。: He didn't keep his promise.
約束yakusoku するsuru よyo。: I promise.
約束やぶったらyakusokuyabuttara、絶交zekkou ですからdesukara ねne？: If you break your promise we're through, right?
Ｋさんsan のno 内緒naisho にni してshite いただくitadaku とto のno 約束yakusoku のもとにnomotoni 前回zenkai「左右sayuu」後日談gojitsudan なるnaru 駄文dabun をwo お送りookuri しましたshimashita がga、今回konkai はhaそのsono後日談後nichidan ですdesu。: Last time I sent out my humble work, the afterword to "left-right", written on the promise that you'd keep it secret from him, this time it's the afterword to that afterword.
約束yakusoku をwo 裏切ってuragitte はha いけないikenai。: Don't go back on your promise.

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