List: word usually written using kana alone

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)

usually written using kana alone  abbreviation  noun  noun (generic) 

• 200 metre individual medley (swimming)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• stagnancy, stillness

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

• iroha karuta, matching card game usu. consisting of 48 reading cards and 48 picture cards

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• sweet potato fries

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

• earth removed from a mine (or tunnel, etc.)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• festival game in which players scoop up bouncy balls floating in water

usually written using kana alone  astronomy  noun  noun (generic) 

• modulation collimator

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)