Keyword
promise
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1462
Readings
やく
(99%)
Composed of
thread
a spoonful of fluid
Mnemonic

A blood oath made with a spoonful of blood will create an invisible and inseparable thread joining you two forever in a promise you won't be able to break.

Used in kanji (1 in total)
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Used in vocabulary (370 in total)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
contract; compact; agreement
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
engagement; betrothal
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
economising; saving
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
(written) contract; agreement
breaking off an engagement
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
summary; digest
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
firm promise; definite promise
appointment; rendezvous; date
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
verbal promise; one's word
previous engagement; prior contract
agreement; stipulation; contract
secret agreement
written oath; covenant; pledge
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
cancellation of a contract
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
thrift; economy; frugality
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
penalty for contract breach
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
approximately half
sphincter; sphincter muscle; constrictor
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
down payment; contract money
contract of employment
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
provisional contract
reserved; engaged
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
pact; convention; agreement
Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928); Pact of Paris
lease agreement; rental contract
conditions of a contract; terms of a contract
contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand
new contract; new agreement; New Testament
breach of contract; default
old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
nonfulfillment of a contract; contractual non-performance; breach of contract
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
special contract; special agreement; rider (insurance)
contract marriage; marriage by contract
divisor; factor; measure
as promised; true to one's promise
advance reservation
terms of service; terms of use; terms and conditions
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
free agency; free contract; free booking; freelance
verbal promise
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
agreement; stipulation; article; clause
contract negotiation; contract discussion
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
economical person; thrifty person; saver
conclusion of a contract
conclusion of a contract; consummation of a contract
time preservation; saving time
(marriage) engagement; secret treaty; tacit understanding; private contract
peace settlement
reservation; order acceptance
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
summary; contraction; verbal agreement
previous engagement; previous promise
reservation slip; reservation voucher
non-disclosure agreement; NDA
security treaty (esp. US-Japan Security Treaty)
Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion
laws regulating expenditures; sumptuary edicts; thrift ordinance
contract expiry; contract expiration
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (July 29, 1858); Japan-US Friendship and Trade Treaty
curtailment of expenditure; financial retrenchment
as promised; true to one's promise
conciseness; brevity; simplification
consulting agreement; advisory contract
a broken promise; breaking one's word
social contract; social compact; FIS xref
sales contract
signatory nation; treaty power; party to a treaty; contracting state
tacit agreement; default
Treaty of Versailles (1919)
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)
Treaty of Versailles (1919)
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
Treaty of Portsmouth (ending the Russo-Japanese War, 1905)
treaty of peace and amity; peace treaty
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
rental agreement; rental contract; lease
reduction of a fraction (to lowest terms)
contract law; law of contract
confirmation number; reservation number; reference number
agreement; promise
pre-order; advance order
Vienna Convention (on Diplomatic Relations)
limiting conditions; constraint
Ark of the Covenant
Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union (1939); German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
to abridge; to shorten; to economize
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
to break one's promise
irreducible
policy statement; manifesto
outsourcing agreement; operating agreement; subcontracting arrangement
reservation required; prior booking essential
signatory (country); party (to a treaty)
tentative reservation; tentative booking
agency; official dealership; distributor
social-contract theory
booking confirmation; reservation confirmation
approximate total (of)
reserved word; keyword
promissory note
reservation desk (of an airline)
Treaty of San Francisco; Treaty of Peace with Japan (Sept. 8, 1951)
to compress; to shrink
punctuation marks and other special symbols
Treaty of Tianjin (1858, 1871, 1885)
vow; promise
abridgment; abridgement; condensation; contraction
non-disclosure agreement; NDA
conclusion of a treaty
Convention of Peking (1860)
to exchange promises
conservation of resources
publication after securing subscriptions
prenuptial agreement; prenup
labor agreement; labour agreement
policyholder; insurance policyholder
share warrant; subscription warrant; call option
International Covenants on Human Rights; ICCPR; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; ICESCR
Treaty of Rome (treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 1957)
concise; brief; humble; frugal; modest; discrete
freight or carriage contract
tax treaty; bilateral tax agreement
Treaty of Aigun (1858)
treaty power; treaty signatory
commensuration; reduction to a common measure
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
online booking; online reservation
penalty clause; breach of contract clause
Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty; FMCT
sphincter muscle of urinary bladder
negotiated contract; limited tender contract
membership agreement (e.g. for a credit card)
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; NPT
Articles of Confederation (1781)
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
thrifty; frugal; economical
Treaty of Nanking (1842)
Convention of Peking (1860)
online booking; online reservation
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
irreducible representation
breaking a promise
high contracting powers; signatories
social-contract theory
preliminary agreement
reciprocal treaty; treaty of reciprocity
an onerous contract; contract made for a consideration
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (1972); London Convention
ANZUS Treaty (Australia, New Zealand and the United States)
correspondent arrangement
safety of life at sea; SOLAS
United Nations Convention Against Torture (1987)
Treaty of Peace with Japan; Treaty of San Francisco (Sept. 8, 1951)
exclusive distributorship agreement; sole sales contract
memorandum of agreement on general trade terms and conditions
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (United Nations, 1948)
Treaty of San Stefano (ending the Russo-Turkish War, 1878)
yellow dog contract (employment contract which forbids the employee to join a labor union)
quality of service agreement, contract
bandwidth reservation; bandwidth contract
unconditional cancellation of a contract
international contract (agreement)
worker with a fixed term contract of employment
consideration (in contract law, the thing given or done by the promisee in exchange for the promise)
United Nations Convention Against Torture (1987)
Sino-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation (1896)
contraction (in phonetics)
accidental death rider (insurance term); AD; accidental death benefit rider
reservationist; person whose job is to take reservations
constraint satisfaction problem (esp. in AI); CSP
Treaty of Shimoda (1855); treaty initiating official relations between Russia and Japan
consent to an application for a contract
advance reservation required
advance reservations not required
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; CFE Treaty
nonaggression pact; nonaggression treaty
labor-intensive industry; labour-intensive industry
churn prevention; churn management
agreed constitution (e.g. French Constitution of 1830)
sphincter muscle of the pupil; sphincter pupillae
abridged edition; abridged version; abridgement
agency; official dealership; distributor
in a word; in short; in summary; summing up; to sum up
Irreducible ideal
Examples (200 in total)
"Do you promise?" "Yes, I promise."
You have made a promise.
You should always keep your word.