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Everyday Language
Everyday Language
Description
Book Introduction
"What word came to you today?"

Microwave, stairs, ramen, wristwatch…
Ordinary words that are always around us but are often invisible.

The author, a soldier and father of two, wrote every morning for 100 days:
I began a special journey, encountering one word.

Discover the irony of war and peace in 'Microwave Oven',
Reading the cycle of life in the rotation of the 'washing machine',
The simplicity of 'ramen' unfolds the philosophy of diversity.

From an honest confession that he mistook 'ground spider' for a spider crawling on the ground,
Even vivid parenting stories, such as the evening “Twilight War” with children.

It's okay if you don't have any special experiences or grand topics.

That even just a single, ordinary word around us can create a profound story.

To you who feels like each day passes similarly,
To you who wants to write something but hesitates in the face of uncertainty,
This book offers quiet but definite comfort and courage.

100 words, 100 stories.
And I'm waiting for the 101st story you'll create.

index
prolog

Part 1.
Things in memory
: Things that have been with us since childhood
Microwave oven | Washing machine | Ramen | Fan | Power strip | Wristwatch | Remote control | Keyboard | Faucet | Newspaper | Glasses | Stairs | Elevator | Traffic light | Furniture | Coins | Recycling | Balloon

Part 2.
Memories and time of taste
: Cross-sections of life encountered at the dinner table
Bibimbap | Baekban | Japchae | Food | Instant | Lunchtime | Bingsu | Blueberry | Starbucks | Hardboiled | Sleeping in | Staying up all night | Exercise | Birthday | Travel | Business trip | Baengnyeongdo

Part 3.
knot of the heart
: Realizations salvaged from the waves of emotion
Longing | Tenderness | Liberation | Boredom | Monday blues | Anger | Pain | Noise | Lightness | Misunderstanding | Delusion | Gaze | Contradiction | Mental victory | Jewel | Abyss | Attitude

Part 4.
Between people
: The meaning of growth learned in relationships
People | Meetings | Gatherings | Questions | Feedback | Letters | Nicknames | Ordinary | Perfect | Humility | Mongrel | Roots | Filial Piety | Neighborhood | Zoo | Dreams | Possession

Part 5.
Language and Expression
: The magic of your fingertips that creates thoughts
Words | Notes | Writing | Reading | Creation | Inspiration | Reference | Editing | Resonance | Movie | Picture | Picture book | Emoticon | Sound | Dew | Tropical night | Dust

Part 6.
Traces of growth
: A story of life that becomes stronger over time
Start | Fix | Structure | Output | Debris | Aging | Concrete | Spider | Flower | Ant | Heavy Rain | Mosquito | Dusk | Pollution |

Epilogue
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: October 31, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 300 pages | 128*188*10mm
- ISBN13: 9791199152809

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