List: word usually written using kana alone

gairaigo  English origin  popular  ateji  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• dozen

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

• Dalai Lama

popular  usually written using kana alone  abbreviation  slang  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• far and away the best, the very best, cream of the crop, crème de la crème, decisive lead, commanding lead

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

• small child, pipsqueak, small fry, small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads
• short person, midget, dwarf
• small animal, runt
• worn down (pencil, etc.)

gairaigo  German origin  popular  obsolete reading  ateji  rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  medicine  noun  noun (generic) 

• typhoid, paratyphoid
• typhus

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

• Tibet

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

• Tunisia

rarely used kanji form  colloquial  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb  mahjong  obsolete term 

• mistake, blunder, bungle, goof
• unintentional rule violation accompanied by a penalty
• mistakenly announcing a win without having all the requisite tiles

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

• Chile

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

• Texas