お約束(やくそく)promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date, something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag), typical or clichéd development (in a story), something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb

1. 1.

   promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date

   Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, Humble (kenjougo) language,

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Noun, の-adjective

1. 2.

   something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag), typical or clichéd development (in a story), something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)