Essay 1589 on 挑 (to challenge) Is Now Out

The 146th essay has posted! Essay 1589 on 挑 (to challenge; provoke; defy; make love to) is now available for purchase. Here's a preview:

This kanji has three sides to its personality. One part is ambitious; you can use 挑 for setting world records, trying skydiving, launching a spacecraft, or just challenging yourself with an exam. Another aspect of 挑 causes trouble, enabling you to have a defiant attitude and challenge others (even bears!) to a fight. The final side is sexual; with 挑, you can turn people on! 

Using the accompanying Phrase Maze game on the Character Home Page, you can practice the vocabulary in the essay after reading it. 

Several games for older essays have also become available:

essay 2071 on 爪 (nail, claw, talon; hoof)
essay 2072 on 鶴 (crane)
essay 2090 on 虹 (rainbow)

Moreover, seven essay revisions have appeared:

essay 1196 on 恵 (blessing; favor)
essay 1432 on 辛 (spicy; bitter; dry taste; salty; severe; painful) 
essay 1564 on 胆 (gallbladder; liver; innards; courage)
essay 1715 on 販 (marketing; selling)
essay 1761 on 舞 (dance)
essay 1844 on 夢 (dream; vision)
essay 2025 on 鹿 (deer)

Details about the changes are available on each Character Home Page. 

In addition, there are several new-monics:

壊 (1066: demolition)
狂 (1161: lunatic)
携 (1202: portable)
札 (1304: tag)
召 (1387: to seduce)
壌 (1421: arable soil)
超 (1594: to transcend)
埋 (1833: to bury)

Whew, that was a lot to report!