Translation guide
How to express that someone or something meets or fulfills the hopes or standards set for them.
He lived up to expectations and produced excellent results.
The new product failed to live up to consumer expectations.
Means 'as expected' or 'just as one expected'. Often used when something meets expectations.
His performance lived up to expectations.
Literally 'does not betray expectations'. A common way to say something consistently meets expectations.
This restaurant always lives up to expectations.
To be as good as people say; to match the reputation.
To not meet expectations; to disappoint.
期待に応える is a verb phrase emphasizing the action of meeting expectations, while 期待通り is an adverbial phrase meaning 'as expected'. Use 期待に応える when focusing on the effort or result, and 期待通り when simply stating that something matched expectations.
He lived up to expectations (he made an effort).
The result was as expected.
He did a job that lived up to his professional reputation.
We apologize for not living up to your expectations.