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...

a surname

a chicken (domesticated fowl)

(transitive) hang (a picture, etc.); hoist; raise (a flag); fly (a kite) / (transitive) multiply / to wear a piece of clothing / to pun (謎掛け) / to sit (on a chair or bench, but not on the floor)

(mathematics) times (multiplication)

a fragment; a splinter; a crumb