Alternative spelling of 頭 (“head”) (part of the body)

poems and songs

(rare) the first one; a lord

neck / counter for songs and poems / beginning, first

neck (part of the body connecting head and torso) / the neck and head as a whole / dismissal from employment

(archaic) one who rules or commands a group of people: a chief

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...