Sore wa jū hachi kyū no iro no shiroi, kanji no komayaka na, monogoshi no yawarakai hito de atta.She was fair and looked 18 or 19, and she had a warm personality and a gentle manner.

setsumei suru jikan ga oshiithere is little time to explain(literally, “time for explaining is precious”)

tobei-go Asahi Shinbun kisha to shite tenpitsu o [furuu]write (wield a pen) as a reporter for The Asahi Shimbun