Dear

"Dear" in Japanese

-e

(an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

恋しい

koishii

(loved; lovable)

愛しい

itoshii

(loved; lovable)

拝啓

haikei

(formal way of addressing)

sama

(formal way of addressing)

親愛なる

shin'ai naru

(a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly)

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