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

(sometimes proscribed) Synonym of 汚名返上 / (humorous) to become infamous once again

stigma, infamy

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

recovery, restoration, revival, retrieval

to catch up, to recover

Alternative spelling of 只働き

Alternative spelling of 只働き

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