List: word usually written using kana alone

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

• to wrench someone down to the ground

usually written using kana alone  adverb 

• how much, how many, how, to what extent
• however (much), no matter how
• what matters is ..., it all comes down to ..., nothing beats ...

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

• to talk oneself hoarse, to shout oneself hoarse

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• passage, paragraph

usually written using kana alone  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• clever, smart
• sharp (ear, etc.), sensitive, discerning

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

• millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)

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

• a long time (since the last time)

usually written using kana alone  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• one-pot meal of spring onions and tuna

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  noun or verb acting prenominally  adjective (generic) 

• levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)

usually written using kana alone  い adjective  adjective (generic)  Hokkaido-ben 

• tough, stiff, hard
• inflexible, obstinate, stubborn
• tired, worn out