My first example shows the moon's beauty, it is found on page 60 of the book and it goes as follows:

"Inching one's way along a steep cliff in the dark: on reaching the highway, one breathes a sigh of relief. Just when one can't take any more, one sees the moonlight. Beauty that seems to infuse itself into the heart: I know about that" pg. 60

"Hey, look! Isn't that a pretty moon?" Yuichi pointed to the winter moon with his chin...

The elevator stopped with a little jerk. When he said that, my heart faltered for an instant. He spoke as if he knew my very soul." pg. 61

..."Don't you think that seeing such a beautiful moon influences what one cooks? But not in the sense of 'moon-viewing udon,' for instance."

My third and final example can be found on page 33 when in a scene on a bus on the way to the Tanabes' house, Mikage's "eye came to rest on the still-new moon making its way across the sky. Then, she sees a blimp "like a pale moonbeam" and is moved by a related conversation between a spoiled child and her patient grandmother. When she gets off the bus, she bursts into tear

Some common words found in the essay are:
Hey Isn't, Banana Yoshimoto, Mikage Yuichi, Moonlight Shadow, references moon, , found page, throughout novel, banana yoshimoto, moon's beauty,
Approximate Word count = 502
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)