兎角(とかく)

貧乏人(びんぼうにん)：「兎角(とかく)、この世(よ)は暮(く)らしにくい。」

Poor Man: "Somehow or other, this world is hard to live in." {(doing) various things, (doing) this and that, being apt to, being prone to, tending to become, somehow or other, anyhow, anyway, rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist)}

歳(とし)をとると、とかく足腰(あしこし)が悪(わる)くなってしまいます。

As you age, you tend to develop problems with your legs and lower back. {(doing) various things, (doing) this and that, being apt to, being prone to, tending to become, somehow or other, anyhow, anyway, rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist)}

兎角(とかく)していたらあっという間(ま)に一(いっ)ヶ月(かげつ)が過(す)ぎました。

While I was busy doing this and that, a month passed by in the blink of an eye. {(doing) various things, (doing) this and that, being apt to, being prone to, tending to become, somehow or other, anyhow, anyway, rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist)}

先生(せんせい)：「人(ひと)のことをとかく批判(ひはん)する前(まえ)に、自分(じぶん)のことを考(かんが)えなさい。」

Teacher: "Before you are prone to criticize others, think about yourself." {(doing) various things, (doing) this and that, being apt to, being prone to, tending to become, somehow or other, anyhow, anyway, rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist)}

スピーチの準備(じゅんび)や招待(しょうたい)状(じょう)の準備(じゅんび)など、とかくするうちに結婚式(けっこんしき)の日(ひ)になった。

While preparing for the speech, the invitations, and doing various other things, it somehow became the day of the wedding. {(doing) various things, (doing) this and that, being apt to, being prone to, tending to become, somehow or other, anyhow, anyway, rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist)}