List: word usually written using kana alone

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• corn salad (Valerianella olitoria), lamb's lettuce

ateji  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• Chinese cork oak (Quercus variabilis)

usually written using kana alone  expression  noun or verb acting prenominally  adjective (generic) 

• pungent, irritating, acrid

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)

rare term  usually written using kana alone  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to separate and discard, to sieve and sort, to wash out (impurities, etc.)

colloquial  usually written using kana alone  expression 

• what on Earth is this?

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• harlequin duck (Clangula hyemalis or Histrionicus histrionicus)

usually written using kana alone  children's language  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb 

• patting, stroking, caressing

usually written using kana alone  adverb 

• this and that, one thing or another

colloquial  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• deadline (esp. in the entertainment industry), fixed ending time