inaudible, quiet, silent / calm, tranquil / still, stopped and not moving / not busy

a rainshower in late summer, autumn, or winter / (by extension, figuratively) shedding tears / Short for 時雨煮 (shigureni), 時雨羹 (shigurekan), 時雨饅頭 (shigure manjū), etc.

to rain a shower / to shed tears

name of an 泡盛 (awamori, “Okinawan liquor made from rice or millet”)

timely or seasonable rain / Same as しぐれ (shigure) above

a female given name

begin; start; initiate; originate

Alternative spelling of 初めて

conjunctive form of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

to start doing / to begin