List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- krill, euphasiid (any species in the family Euphausiacea)
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- pert, tomboyish, impudent, lively, boisterous
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- leavings, leftovers
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- luxury, extravagance
- treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone fishing noun noun (generic)
- leader, trace, cast, snell
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) food, cooking Kantou-ben
- Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae)
- red rockfish, red scorpionfish
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- drone beetle (Pseudotorynorrhina japonica)
- scarab beetle
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dusty miller (Jacobaea maritima)
usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- using every trick in the book, using every trick one knows, by one rouse or another, with careful coaxing, carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)