「店のばーさんは、すげー愛想悪いんだけどさー」「大輝、聞こえとるぞ」「げっ・・・」

tbd

"The old lady of this shop is very unsociable but ..." "Taiki, I can hear you!" "Ack!"

自分でもそれが解っているんだけど。

tbd

I know it myself.

どうせ駄作だろうと思っていたのだけど、どっこいなかなかいい本だった。

tbd

I was expecting it to be a bad book, but damn me if it wasn't quite good after all.

で、電話してみたらしいんだけど、その電話先の相手ってのが問題だったのよ。

tbd

And so it seems she tried phoning but it's who was on the other end of that phone that was the problem.

だけど、東京は空気が悪いし、人が多すぎて落ち着かない。

tbd

However the air's bad in Tokyo, and there are too many people so I can't settle down.

これも後で言うつもりだったんだけどカタハネのキャラに端役というのは存在しないのよね。

tbd

I planned to say this later on but in Katahane there is no such thing as a 'bit part'.

うちが援助してる酒造さんがね、新しい甘酒を造ったから試飲してみてくださいって持ってきてくれたんだけど。

tbd

A brewery we finance has made a new sweet sake and brought some to us asking us to try it.

勉強を見てあげる代わりに、ちょっとお願いがあるんだけど。

tbd

In return for helping you with your studies, I'd like to ask a small favor of you.

人々を信じなさい。だけど、知らない人からお菓子を貰ってはいけませんよ。

tbd

Trust people, but don't take candy from strangers.

足し算は好きだけど引き算は嫌いだ。

tbd

I like addition but not subtraction.