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This is a "book of insights" that brings together Yamamoto's emotions for nearly ten years. There are the memories of Yamamoto Fumio resigning from the company and returning to his parents' home to "grow old"; there are the emotional twists and turns of getting married, divorced and remarried; there is the joy and forgetfulness of going from the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award to the Naoki Award; there is the dilemma of suffering from depression because of winning the Naoki Award; in this way, the author has written prose essays for various media with various moods in these ten years, sometimes joking, sometimes serious. Although the styles are different, the author clearly presents his true self to the readers with his most sincere heart. Warm words and thoughtful insights are given to every one of you who is lost...

Miss Du, 32, felt like she was about to collapse. Obviously he returned to his hometown to take care of his mother who suffered from menopausal disease, but how could the days he lived with his parents become increasingly depressing? Workplace life also makes people want to escape. Sexism and work pressure are enough troubles, but at this time, they are also sexually harassed by their bosses. Even her boyfriend, who has always been happy with her, seems to have never considered a future with her. With a junior high school education and an uncertain income, can he be relied on? Will his parents accept him? ... When will the days of spinning and revolving come to an end? This is her story, this is my story, and this is your story.

[Posthumous work of Naoki Prize winner Yama Buno] The last diary of writer Yama Buno, recording the last few months of her life. "I can't finish my farewells..." This is a battle diary of a writer who died suddenly. "Please allow me to write this as a farewell..." It was as if she was swept away by an unexpected big wave and washed up on an uninhabited island with her husband. One day she was suddenly diagnosed with cancer, and the two began to fight against the disease at home under the impact of the "COVID-19 epidemic". At the age of 58, it was announced that his days were numbered, but he still did not give up writing. He continued to keep a diary until his death.