List: word usually written using kana alone

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

• twist, wrench, distortion, kink, warp
• torsion

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii), seed shrimp

archaic  usually written using kana alone  pre-noun adjectival  adjective (generic) 

• faint, fleeting

usually written using kana alone  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  noun  noun (generic) 

• plump, buxom, chubby

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• common kochia (Bassia scoparia), burning bush, summer cypress

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• Pertya scandens (species of aster)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• ocean quahog (Arctica islandica)

colloquial  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to gather (of people), to assemble, to hang out

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• shredded and dried squid (a snack)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• coarse anko, coarse sweet red bean paste