List: word usually written using kana alone

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

• hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas), sacred baboon

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

• iodine (I)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation 

• fan columbine (Aquilegia flabellata)
• hemp yarn wound into a hollow ball
• egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• joke, witticism, pleasantry, attempt at humour, attempt at humor

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• shudder, shiver, agitation

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

• rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• halibut (esp. the Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis)

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

• to carry (a child) on one's back, to piggyback
• to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)

search-only kanji form  usually written using kana alone  expression 

• I got it, I see, I now know, so that's the reason