List: word usually written using kana alone

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

• being one step away from victory, with three paths to achieve it

rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  derogatory  familiar language  dated term  usually written using kana alone  pronoun 

• he, she, that guy

rarely used kanji form  derogatory  familiar language  dated term  usually written using kana alone  pronoun 

• he, she, that guy

rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  usually written using kana alone  auxiliary verb 

• to be mentally slow, to be befuddled
• to become engrossed in, to become absorbed in
• to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.), to be fluffy

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

• good friend (esp. one has become acquainted with at a gambling den)

gikun or jukujikun  search-only kanji form  dated term  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• scrotum
• pinecone

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• common vetch (Vicia sativa), tare

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

• big and brawny, well-built, gigantic

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

• Empire (of Japan), the (Japanese) Empire, Japan

gikun or jukujikun  obsolete reading  poetical term  usually written using kana alone  adverb 

• for the whole day, all day