List: word usually written using kana alone

rarely used kanji form  idiomatic expression  usually written using kana alone  expression  adverb 

• as hard as one can, with one's whole heart

irregular kanji usage  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• wabi-sabi, aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection

search-only kanji form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• fragment, piece

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• chicken tender, chicken tenderloin

colloquial  abbreviation  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• giving something a try because it will not do any harm

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• red squid, neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii)

usually written using kana alone  expression 

• as soon as, right after

search-only kanji form  usually written using kana alone  expression  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic) 

• to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude, to suddenly become defiant, to turn aggressive (in one's manner)
• to moon, to point one's naked buttocks at someone, to give someone the brown-eye

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• beluga (Delphinapterus leucas), white whale, beluga whale