- to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)only applies to 応える and 報える
- to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strainsometimes 堪えるsee also 堪える
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
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- to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)
- to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain
This meaning is used when someone replies to a question or requests, or when something fulfills a requirement or expectation.
This meaning describes the impact or burden that something has on an individual, whether it's a physical challenge or an emotional strain.
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Tektronix's new software perfectly responds to the needs of customers using logic analysers.
I've got to find the cause quickly, get out of this slump and live up to Mr. Tanizaki's expectations.
In order to continue to challenge new things, in order to meet new needs, we work day in day out in R&D.
To survive, the polar bear must keep its body at the right temperature and store enough energy to last between meals that could be a few days or a few months apart.