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Examples:

応える こたえる

  1. to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to respond
  2. to affect; to be a strain; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to have an effect on; to strike home; to take a toll

期待に応える きたいにこたえる

  1. to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
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