[Keaton421]

Welp, my girlfriend may not be the typical Japanese, or even a typical girl, but she was reserved to a degree - until one night she told me that she'd been falling for me. I had a fling going with some chick at the time so she'd held her feelings back. I didn't sleep until I made her mine. She'd been dating some emo jerk she didn't even like, just because she was lonely, so I didn't hesitate to "steal" her.

It sounds like y'all are getting closer. That work barrier can be a tricky one, but you could try asking her out for drinks one night. Could be a start for you two, and if she was that close to her boyfriend I doubt she'd go out for drinks with another guy.