愛しい[itoshii] lovely
愛子[manago] beloved child
愛すべき[aisubeki] lovable
愛する[aisuru] to love
愛でたし[medetashi] wonderful

愛でる[mederu] to love
愛に飢える[ainiueru] to hunger for love
愛の結晶[ainokesshou] fruit of love
愛らしい[airashii] pretty

愛猫[aibyou] pet cat
愛猫家[aibyouka] cat lover
虎猫[toraneko] ocelot (feline, Felis pardalis)
黒猫[kuroneko] black cat
三毛猫[mikeneko] tortoise-shell cat

山猫[yamaneko] wildcat (Felis silvestris)
山猫争議[yamanekosougi] wildcat strike
招き猫[manekineko] beckoning cat
猫に小判[nekonikoban] (to cast) pearls before swine