List: word usually written using kana alone

gairaigo  Chinese origin  popular  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  mahjong  colloquial 

• face, honour, honor
• meld
• lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game)
• attendees (e.g. at a meeting), members, participants

popular  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• aim, goal
• prospect, outlook

popular  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  adverb 

• of course, certainly, naturally

popular  usually written using kana alone  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• plausible, believable
• solemn, dignified, serious

popular  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic)  adverb  conjunction 

• ordinary, common, usual
• free of charge
• unaffected, as is, safe
• only, merely, just, simply
• but, however, nevertheless

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

• I'm home!, I'm back!, it's me!
• now, at present, at the moment
• just now, a moment ago
• at once, right away, in a minute, shortly, soon

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

• to soothe, to calm, to pacify

popular  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude

popular  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  adverb  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• previously, already, for some time, for quite a while

popular  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  adverb 

• beforehand, in advance, ahead of time, previously