List: word usually written using kana alone

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

• to close (of flowers), to shut
• to get narrower

gairaigo  Chinese origin  usually written using kana alone  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)

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

• evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)

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

• little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
• grebe (any waterbird of family Podicipedidae)

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

• cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono
• sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip)
• obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)

noun  noun (generic)  usually written using kana alone 

• powderized green laver
• blue-green algae (esp. Microcystis spp.), cyanobacteria
• algal bloom, water bloom

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

• in high spirits, excited, energetic

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

• pork bones
• broth made from pork and pork bones

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

• kana indicating the pronunciation of kanji, furigana

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

• to wriggle