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lover; mistress
彼には愛人がいるらしい。
It seems he has a lover.
愛人との関係が問題になった。
The relationship with the mistress became a problem.
小説の主人公は愛人との間で苦しい選択を迫られた。
The novel's protagonist was forced to make a painful choice regarding the mistress.