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

(grammar) a sentence / writing / an essay or composition / a writing style

a male given name

to use / to employ / to make use of, to apply / to spend

kanji

comfort, ease, enjoyment / ease, simplicity

to read (look at and interpret written text) / to read (speak aloud written text) / to infer; to speculate / to count

reading / (figuratively) understanding of something, speculation about something

swing / (after a verb) false pretense; pretending / (comedy) setup line before punch line

swings; shakes / counter for swords; blades; etc.