spring rain / cellophane noodle, glass noodle – a type of transparent Asian noodle made from starch (such as mung bean starch, potato or canna starch), and water.

spring rain

begin; start; initiate; originate

Alternative spelling of 初めて

conjunctive form of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

to start doing / to begin

a flower / Short for 生け花 (ikebana): flower arrangement / Short for 花札 (hanafuda): Japanese playing cards / the best days of one's life / the best thing / essence

to fall from the sky, to precipitate / (passive) to be hit by or caught in something falling head on.

look fresh / be full of life

to descend / to fall / to precipitate / to surrender