List: word usually written using kana alone

popular  search-only kana form  rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic) 

• cheerfully, buoyantly, happily, in high spirits

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

• swelling, edema, oedema, dropsy

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

• to swell, to become swollen, to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep), to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)

popular  rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  intransitive verb 

• carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child), piggyback ride
• relying on (someone), being (financially) dependent on

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

• to grab at, to clutch, to grapple with

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)

Buddhism  noun  noun (generic)  usually written using kana alone 

• Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, The Three Jewels, Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
• Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
• roller (any bird of family Coraciidae)
• Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb 

• imitation (of someone, something), impersonation, (vocal) mimicry

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  colloquial 

• beggar
• sty (on the eyelid)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• crucian carp (Carassius spp.)