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On-Yomi: タン — Kun-Yomi: かつ.ぐ、にな.う

Koohii stories:

1) [smithsonian] 13-5-2007(296): One of Hercules' labors was to hold the world in his fingers for Atlas and not move until nightbreak, shouldering the considerable burden.

2) [esaulgd] 27-3-2007(78): One of the classic stories of shouldering a heavy burden is that of the kid who had to stick his finger on a dam until nightbreak to prevent it from breaking down.

3) [styrmis] 28-10-2007(56): A surgeon works 'til nightbreak, fingers working with precision, shouldering the responsibility of saving the life of the person on the operating table.

4) [Johnnyltn] 15-9-2006(42): Shouldering the heavy burden of supporting one's family you work your fingers to the bone everyday till nightbreak comes.

5) [snozle] 8-2-2009(31): Atlas: "Hey Hercules, my shoulders kind of hurt. Do you think you can take this globe off my shoulders until nightbreak, I've got a date with Aphrodite? Hercules: "Of course, I can hold it with just my fingers!" Atlas: "Show off!" (thanks smithsonian).

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