List: word usually written using kana alone

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

• the front
• honest, upright, decent, proper, respectable, straight, serious, sensible

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• green beefsteak plant, green perilla

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• silver white croaker (Pennahia argentata), silver croaker, white croaker
• Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
• vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus), Indian perch, coral fish

gikun or jukujikun  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)

gikun or jukujikun  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• sea lettuce (Ulva spp.)

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

• red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii), ark shell

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

• Izu thrush (Turdus celaenops), Izu Islands thrush