godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Describes something physically covering or lying on top of something else, often with a sense of weight or pressure.
雲が山の上にかぶさっている。
Clouds are hanging over the mountain.
本の上に新聞がかぶさっていた。
A newspaper was lying on top of the book.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
fall on one's shoulders; become a burden; become one's responsibility
Figurative use: a duty, blame, or burden falls on someone, often implying it is unwelcome or heavy.
責任が全部彼にかぶさってきた。
All the responsibility fell on his shoulders.
借金が重くかぶさっている。
Debt is weighing heavily on me.