one parent (of two) / having one remaining parent due to bereavement

shouldering / taking on someone else's responsibility

to shoulder / take on someone else's responsibility

striking the shoulder to relieve pain / a tool for striking the shoulder to relieve pain / (figuratively) a gentle suggestion to resign from one's job

to strike the shoulder to relieve pain / (figuratively) to give a gentle suggestion to resign from one's job

(onomatopoeia) clattering

(formal) we, us

(honorific) we; us

I am Japanese

(humble) we