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

poor, lowly, inferior

poverty and inferiority

to sneak away from either an activity or a location. / to escape or get away from an unfavorable situation.

poverty

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

Alternative spelling of 只働き

Alternative spelling of 只働き

live a life

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