List: word usually written using kana alone

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

• kick, diagonal attachment, diagonal contact play

popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  adverb  noun or verb acting prenominally  adjective (generic) 

• a little, partially, somewhat, slightly, semi-, -ish, on the ... side, a short time, a while

irregular kanji usage  usually written using kana alone  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to chide, to rebuke, to reprove

rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to become haggard, to become gaunt, to become emaciated, to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)

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

• to freeze (from fear, etc.), to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise), to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.)
• to cower, to shrink in on oneself

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

• to shrug (shoulders), to duck (head), to draw back (body)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  food, cooking  colloquial 

• draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo), colander, strainer, sieve
• something full of holes
• zaru soba
• strong drinker, someone who can drink like a fish

irregular okurigana  search-only kanji form  usually written using kana alone  expression  Ichidan verb  verb (generic) 

• to sieve, to sift, to winnow, to separate (wheat from chaff)
• to screen (candidates)

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

• lottery, lot, raffle, draw

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• sore, erosion, ulceration, abscess, decomposition (of a body)
• corruption, dissipation, becoming degenerate