Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to be in focus; to come into focus
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
repeat of a deuce (in tennis, etc.); again
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
rough skin (like that of a shark)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to commit a robbery; to burgle
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi