okurigana: in written Japanese, the kana added after a kanji to indicate inflection endings, such as the べる (-beru) in 食(た)べる (taberu, “to eat”)

smaller kana printed next to (vertical) or above (horizontal) non-kana text as pronunciation guide

be accustomed to reading

Alternative spelling of 読み掛ける

begin to read a book / start reading a book partway through

to sense or guess the mood or atmosphere of one's surroundings; to read the room

(idiomatic) manipulate figures to one's advantage, especially one's own age, height, or weight

a backwards reading of a sentence, starting from the end of the sentence / a backwards reading of a book, starting from the last page

to read a sentence backwards, starting from the end of the sentence / to read a book backwards, starting from the last page

(linguistics) special reading of kanji; especially, reading given names using the 音読み (on'yomi)