Nacchan's interview from the Visual Book 2010 (translated by me, all errors are mine):
Q1. What’s your nickname?
Nacchan.
Q2. What’s your catch phrase?
“1 ni doryoku, 2 ni konjou, 3,4 ga nakute, 5 ni Nacchan!!” (“In one there’s effort, in two there’s guts, there’s no three or four, and in five there’s Nacchan!!”)
Q3. What’s your charm point?
My long eyelashes.
Q4. How did you become interested in show business?
After I joined AKB48, I thought ‘it’s fun.’
Q5. Describe your personality.
I’m like a Shiba dog.
Q6. How old were you when you had your first love? Who was it?
When I was five. It was a popular boy in my class.
Q7. What are your hobbies?
Collecting things I like. Sleeping.
Q8. What are you good at?
Jump rope.
Q9. What are some things you have learnt?
Swimming, piano.
Q10. What food do you like?
Engawa, liver, gindara.
Q11. What drink do you like?
Orange juice.
Q12. Which artist do you like?
AAA, Janne Da Arc.
Q13. Which TV programs do you like?
God Tongue.
Q14. Which magazines do you like?
ViVi.
Q15. Which season do you like?
Autumn.
Q16. Which brand do you like?
Brands related to ViVi.
Q17. Which city do you like?
My hometown.
Q18. What kind of guy do you like?
Someone with time to spare, and full of things to talk about.
Q19. Who are you especially good friends with?
CinDy and other Team B members.
Q20. What club are/were you in?
Basketball and dance.
Q21. What subject are you good at?
Social studies, science.
Q22. What subject aren’t you good at?
Math, English.
Q23. If you were an animal, what would you be?
A Shiba dog.
Q24. What ringtone do you have?
Tony Tony Chopper’s voice.
Q25. What website do you often check?
Ameba.
Q26. What are you interested in right now?
Watching DVDs.
Q27. What is the most expensive thing you’ve ever bought?
A TV.
Q28. If you had an entire week off, how would you spend it?
Sleep. Sleep. Clean my room. Go shopping. Have fun. Have fun. Sleep.
Q29. Which AKB48 single do you like?
Tobenai Agehachou.
Q30. Which AKB48 theatre song do you like?
Inochi no Tsukaimichi. Tanjoubi no Yoru.
Q31. Which is your favourite outfit?
The costume we wore for the encore at the 2008 NHK Hall concert.
Q32. Which concert or performance do you have strong memories of?
A3rd, B3rd, the Chokotto Dake Zenkoku Tour.
Q33. What’s something good that has happened since you joined AKB48?
I can now apologise to people.
Q34. What’s been the most difficult thing since you joined AKB48?
Balancing it with school life.
Q35. Which member do you support?
Tomo~mi, Ooba Mina.
Q36. Who do you respect?
My father.
Q37. If you could make one law, what would it be?
Everyone has to come to the AKB48 theatre!!
Q38. Please say something to Akimoto Yasushi!
Please look out for me.
Q39. Please say something to your team captain!
You can always come to me for anything.
Q40. Please say something to the management!
Hurry up and tell me the schedule!! (laughter)
Q41. Please say something to B.L.T!
Please make a corner for Watarirouka Hashiritai!! (laughter)
Q42. Please say something to the fans!
To the old fans (laughter) and the new fans, I love all of you.
Q43. Give a comment on the new teams!
I want to make a great team where all 16 of us can think “I love Team B!”
Q44. What’s your dream for the future?
To be an actress.
Q45. What’s something you’re proud about that AKB48 has and other idols don’t?
The number of people!! (laughter)
Q46. What does the AKB48 theatre mean to you?
An important place with a lot of memories.
Q47. What does the word ‘idol’ mean to you?
Something you try to reach but can’t reach, something irritating.
Q48. What does AKB48 mean to you?
A place where I can be myself.