a chain, to link together / to close off, block

to address someone, to direct, to do (something to someone) / to be about to, to begin / in the middle of, to begin (not complete)

賭け: gambling, betting / 掛: credit / soba served in a hot soup

成り掛ける: to be on the verge, to be on the brink.

to call by phone

when it comes to... / in the filed of...

counter for cannons or large guns

doorway, exit and entrance / teaching institution / clan, family, kin / set of academic doctrines / Used in Sanskrit transliterations

a gate, portal / an entrance, gateway, opening / a clan, family, kin

a surname