List: Katakana

Wordpopular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  noun (generic)  adverb  adverb taking the と particle 

• dry and rough, desiccated
• rustling

Wordgairaigo  English origin  German origin  popular  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  noun or verb acting prenominally  adjective (generic)  slang  archaic  colloquial 

• ice
• ice cream
• ice pop, ice lolly, popsicle
• cold, iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee)
• ice (stimulant drug)
• usurer, usury, loansharking

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic) 

• skiing
• ski, skis

Wordpopular  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• Thailand

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic)  interjection 

• cheese
• tee (piping), T-joint
• cheese (said when taking a photograph)

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• date (with someone), (social) outing (for two), date night
• date (day)

Wordgairaigo  Dutch origin  popular  ateji  rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• Germany

Wordpopular  search-only kana form  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  railway  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb 

• switch
• switch, points
• switch (from one thing to another), change

Wordpopular  noun  noun (generic) 

• soccer, (association) football

Wordgairaigo  waseigo  English origin  popular  noun  noun (generic) 

• roller coaster