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Originally Posted by velocity7
And as for the "I like Sayuri" line, we had subbed it as "I care for Sayuri. I really do. That's why..." as it made the most sense context-wise. I feel that going by "I like Sayuri" or "I love Sayuri" has always been ambiguous, as Yuuichi had also said the same thing in episode 13 with the "Sayuri and I care for you!" line.
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Ah, the good old "suki" issues.
While it's up for interpretation and personal preference, "daisuki" is certainly on the upper end of "caring for" someone. If you mean that "that's why" refers to the context of "that's why I just shut her down cold", we're agreed. However, the relationship between Mai and Saiyuri goes beyond the more unpersonal-distanced "caring for". Your interpretation implies that Mai's statement is more neutral, and that's where I disagree. Especially for someone like Mai, "daisuki" is a _major_ admission.