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responsibility

On-Yomi: ニン — Kun-Yomi: まか.せる、まか.す

Koohii stories:

1) [radical_tyro] 17-6-2007(183): It is always Mr. T's responsibility to be the porter and carry around everyone's luggage because he's so strong.

2) [Danieru] 13-7-2008(67): In pregnancy (#507 妊), the woman was the porter for the first nine months. Now, as a new father, Mr.T is assuming all the RESPONSIBILITIES that comes with it. Can't you just see him here as the new porter, wearing a harness with a his little dude (who already has a little matching mohawk)?

3) [smithsonian] 15-3-2007(23): Mr. T berates a lazy worker: "Foo! You're a porter! It's your responsibility to carry bags, clean the bathroom, and stuff!" To keep distinct from duty (#884 役), consider a responsibility to come from without, rather than from within.

4) [kanjihito] 24-3-2012(9): The porter of people (rather than of baggage – i.e., bus driver, airline pilot, …) is the person with the greatest responsibilty.

5) [etpan] 22-10-2008(9): You can hire Chuck Norris to be your porter but he will take no responsibility if he damages your luggage while saving the world.

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