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► 成句
  [(1)かた]  [肩の荷が降りる]    meaning:  burden  rank: 3
☆ 大き計画完了してやっと肩の降りた ⇨ The big project was complete and I finally got the weight off my shoulders

► 名詞
負担  [ふたん]    meaning:  burden  rank: 2
☆ 病気になって家族に負担をかけたくない ⇨ I don’t want to be sick and be burden to my family

重荷  [おもに]  [liter]    meaning:  burden  rank: 3
☆ 家族の重荷になりたくない ⇨ I don’t want to be a burden to my family

  [に]  [荷が重い]  [liter]    meaning:  burden  rank: 3
☆ その仕事にはし荷が重過ぎる ⇨ That work is a little too heavy, difficult, for him

荷物  [(1)にもつ]  [御荷物]  [coll]    meaning:  burden  rank: 3
☆ 老後家族のお荷物になりたくない ⇨ I don’t want to be a burden for my family when I get old  (☛ 「御」will never be omitted in this usage)

足手まとい  [(4)あしでまとい]    meaning:  burden  rank: 4
☆ けになるどころか足手まといだった ⇨ Not just he was not of any help, he actually held us back  (☛ Literally means “something that clings to your feet and hands”)