to read / (とう) phrase, clause, part of a sentence, e.g. 読点 (lit. "clause mark", i.e. comma)

to read kanji using kun'yomi

grind / rub / study / research

to compose a haiku or waka / to recite, to chant

regular costumer; patron

鯖を読む: manipulate figures to one's advantage, especially one's own age, height, or weight

(quiz competition) pressing a buzzer early in the hope that the person reading the question is incapable of stopping immediately

to progress in reading a book

people call me/them […]

to skim past