List: word usually written using kana alone

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

• bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana), oval squid

usually written using kana alone  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic) 

• hot and humid, muggy, sultry

irregular okurigana  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• shiritori, word-chain game, word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to lean over (and cover with one's body), to bend over (someone), to (stand tall and) lean on (someone)
• to weigh on one, to bear (heavily) on one, to lie on one

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

• to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to spread
• to gain influence, to become stronger, to increase (e.g. in scope)
• to go further, to extend one's journey
• to smooth out, to roll out, to spread out (something folded)
• to iron out (creases)
• to knock out, to knock down

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

• to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

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

• rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• Japanese alder (Alnus japonica)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), mallard duck

popular  ateji  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  interjection  adverb  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  archaic 

• by no means, never!, well, I never!, you don't say!, no way!
• certainly (not), surely (not), hardly (expected)
• something unexpected, emergency
• indeed, really, truly, unexpectedly
• (the) present, (the) here and now, situation at hand