a chain, linkage, or continuation / a lock or barrier

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

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

to call by phone

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

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

gate / entrance / family

counter for cannons or large guns

a surname

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