(onomatopoeia) drip drip, plink of raindrops / (onomatopoeia) the sound of seeds falling from trees

begin; start; initiate; originate

to start doing / to begin

conjunctive form of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

Alternative spelling of 初めて

rain, rainfall / a rainy weather / (figuratively) something falling like rain

落ちる: to fall

to fall / (computing) to go down (as when a computer or application becomes unresponsive) / (electrical engineering, of a circuit breaker) to trip / (informal) to fail an examination

rain

rain / (figuratively) something falling like rain / (figuratively) favor, blessing