愛

attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness

pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment

favor; favour; affection

infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)

(one's) beloved daughter

pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

lovely; dear; beloved; darling; dearest

pitiable; pathetic; piteous; poor

Word usually written using kana alone

happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous

naive

to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other

to have sex; to make love

amorous feelings; feeling of being in love

insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to dote on; to show one's love (for); to cherish

to show favouritism to; to be partial to

to fondle; to caress; to pet

Colloquial; Used ironically; often as 可愛がってやる

to be tough on; to be rough with; to torment; to train harshly

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling; guileless

lovable

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling; guileless

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling; guileless

lovely; cute; charming; sweet

engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably

expression of love; showing love

Traditional ending to stories

and they all lived happily ever after

having a happy ending; ending without incident

courting; wooing; making advances

favourite horse; favorite horse

affection; love

pure love