drdunlap Wrote:かける is certainly a versatile verb.
It certainly is:
http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/かける
掛ける
(1) to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)
(2) to sit
(3) to take (time, money); to expend (money, time, etc.)
(4) to make (a call)
(5) to multiply
(6) to secure (e.g. lock)
(7) to put on (glasses, etc.)
(8) to cover
(9) to burden someone
(10) to apply (insurance)
(11) to turn on (an engine, etc.); to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.)
(12) to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
(13) to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
(14) (also 繋ける) to bind
(15) to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto
(16) to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)
(17) to increase further
(18) to catch (in a trap, etc.)
(19) to set atop
(20) to erect (a makeshift building)
(21) to hold (a play, festival, etc.)
(22) to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
(23) (after -masu stem of verb) to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...
(24) (after -masu stem of verb) indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone)
架ける
(sometimes written 掛ける) to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
欠ける
(1) to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken
(2) to be lacking; to be missing
(3) to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward
(4) (also 虧ける) (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse
翔る
(1) (usu. 翔る. 翔ける (v1) is unorthodox.) to soar; to fly
(2) (usu. 駆ける) to run; to dash
賭ける
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
駆ける
(1) to run (race, esp. horse); to dash
(2) to gallop (one's horse); to canter
(3) to advance (against one's enemy)
