as hard as one can; to the best of one's ability

position (in society); (social) standing; (social) status

exalt, upgrade

exaltation; elevation in status

Alternative spelling of 只働き

Alternative spelling of 只働き

to work at a job, to labour / to work properly, to operate, to function; to carry out one's function, to be effective, to come into play / to perpetrate or commit a crime

oneself / first-person pronoun: I, me (often shows the speaker's lower position in a hierarchy than the addressee) / (Kansai) you

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

work; labor / achievement; ability; performance; talent / salary; earnings; income