List: word usually written using kana alone

ateji  rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation 

• Java (Indonesian island)
• Java coffee

irregular okurigana  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

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

• Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat, pepper steak (US)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• namahage, folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• shelled shrimp (that have also had their heads removed)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), bluebottle

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• Chelidonium japonicum (species of poppy)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• silvermound (Artemisia schmidtiana), asagiriso

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• morning star lily (Lilium concolor), star lily

usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to eat (fodder, grass, etc.)
• to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord