List: word usually written using kana alone

search-only kana form  rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  usually written using kana alone  expression  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• stupid, meaningless, worthless, pointless, boring
• hopeless (person, situation), beyond help, beyond saving

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried

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

• mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried

irregular kanji usage  usually written using kana alone  expression  adverb 

• without (making) any mistakes, flawlessly, accurately

gairaigo  Chinese origin  usually written using kana alone  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• Szechuan pickles, Sichuan vegetables, zha cai, pickled mustard plant stem

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• dragonfly naiad, dragonfly nymph

rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• chopped kabayaki eel on rice, eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice

usually written using kana alone  expression  suru verb  verb (generic) 

• to make a fool of (someone)

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

• shield bug, stink bug, pentatomid

rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  adverb 

• suddenly (hit), with a slap
• sharply (glance, glare, etc.), fiercely
• suddenly, all of a sudden, in a flash
• completely, totally, utterly