Can't view skill description outside of battle in DQ8

DQ8 is my first DQ game. I like the characters, story and music.

There's a dialog at the end of battle whenever a character learn new skills. However I can't find a way to view what the skill does anywhere in the menu.

The only way I know is to enter a battle with the character in your party, wait for his/her turn and view it there

Am I missing something? If not then what kind of ridiculous UX/UI is this... Are other DQ games like this?