second offense; a crime committed after a previous crime / repeat offender; recidivist; a person who commits a crime after being punished for an earlier crime

talisman

(literary) even though; despite; notwithstanding

(literary) even though; despite; notwithstanding

what

let's see; what have we got here

Nothing

which (of three or more) / which one /

(education) The 1,026 kanji taught in primary school; a subset of 常用漢字 (じょうようかんじ, jōyō kanji)

smaller kanji historically used as a pronunciation guide, similar to modern furigana