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愛
Of a person
sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful
Of a thing, incident, etc.
sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
dear; precious; darling; pet
innocent; childlike; childish; lovable
dainty; little; tiny
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
sadness; sorrow; grief
愛しみ only; Archaic
affection; love
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with); to be frugal; to be stingy
to regret; to lament
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to value; to prize; to hold dear
Archaic; Oft. written as 愛しむ
to love; to cherish
Word usually written using kana alone
happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous
naive
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold; brusque
Common noun
deep affection
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Often in the opening of a letter as 親愛なる
dear; beloved
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
respect and affection; love and respect
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
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling; guileless
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling; guileless
Traditional ending to stories
and they all lived happily ever after
having a happy ending; ending without incident
object of romantic interest