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

愛郷[aikyou] love for one's hometown
愛郷心[aikyoushin] love of one's hometown
異郷[ikyou] strange land
家郷[kakyou] one's homeland
郷に入っては郷に従え[gouniittehagounishitagae] when in Rome, do as the Romans do

郷軍[gougun] veteran
郷愁[kyoushuu] nostalgia
郷土[kyoudo] native place
郷土小説[kyoudoshousetsu] local story
郷土料理[kyoudoryouri] local cuisine