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...

timetable

an hour-long period

(dialect, Ibaraki) time / (dialect, Ibaraki) hour / (dialect, Ibaraki) the hours or time when something happens

(dialect, Ibaraki) an hour-long period

(literary) they (about women or girls)