Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie! - Ch. 23 - The story of Shimizu-san, a woman who’s wasted 80% of her twenties watching couples visit net cafes

Call me wrong, but it's wrong to use "jealous" here and should be "envious". Envy used towards what one has not but wish to possess, and jealousy towards what one fears to lose.
And in the case of this cafe-woman, it's the former.
 
@Xarxyc
jeal·ous
/ˈjeləs/
adjective
- feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements and advantages.
"he grew jealous of her success"
- feeling or showing suspicion of someone's unfaithfulness in a relationship.
"a jealous boyfriend"
- fiercely protective or vigilant of one's rights or possessions.
"Howard is still a little jealous of his authority"
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en·vy
/ˈenvē/
noun
noun: envy; plural noun: envies
- a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
"she felt a twinge of envy for the people on board"
verb
verb: envy; 3rd person present: envies; past tense: envied; past participle: envied; gerund or present participle: envying
- desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (someone else).
"he envied people who did not have to work on weekends"
- desire for oneself (something possessed or enjoyed by another).
"a lifestyle that most of us would envy"
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@Glomoro
2 out of 3 definitions of Jealousy proved my point. The 1st definition used "envy" to explain jealousy.... yeah, solid logic. smh

English has equalized envy and jealousy. Truly pathetic language in this regard.
 
@Xarxyc I'm honestly in the same boat with various words and phrases. I could go on a good rant any day of the week about how much I hate "blood is thicker than water" for being the exact opposite of what it originally meant, and the only logical reason I can fathom for the change is that some douche(s) were trying to guilt their family members into helping them even at great personal expense. But it really doesn't matter because this is exactly how languages have always worked, not just English.

They can change in seemingly ridiculous leaps and bounds with the times and generally make people either feel old, or actually act old by blaming everything on the younger generation just like the previous generations have done since the dawn of time. Some caveman probably thought the kids doing cave paintings were collosal fuckups and pined for the good old days before every kid had their face glued to a smartphone wall art.
 
ahh... i share the same fate as the clerk. as for which clerk, imma keep that secret to the grave.
 
when the densest person in the manga isn't the main character

I don't get it that woman cute af I don't think being a assistant manager at a net cafe would stop men from hitting on her
 
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