snow; (ghost character)

ground (surface of the Earth)

to cover / to cover up, to conceal, to hide / to permeate, to spread throughout / to include everything

begin; start; initiate; originate

Alternative spelling of 初めて

conjunctive form of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

to start doing / to begin

straight, not bent

直ぐ: immediately, right away, soon / 直ぐ: quick to / 直ぐ: right next to, right close by

(obsolete) 過ぐ: classical form of modern 過ぎる (sugiru, “to go through, to go past; to exceed”)