Now Out: Essay 1239 on 悟 (to Understand) and 6 New-Monics

Welcome back from the holiday break! The 240th essay has posted! Essay 1239 on 悟 (to understand, realize; become enlightened) is now available for purchase. Here's a preview:

Do you know how to talk about preparing for the worst outcome or selling items at a loss? Can you translate the following: "At last he realized that he was mistaken," "I noticed some kind of glint in her eyes," "They were ready to run the risk of being shot by the enemy," and "How can one become enlightened?" Find out about all this and much more, including baseball players' wisdom.

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

Also, Ulrike has produced a batch of new-monics (which are free!):

村 (52: village)
男 (54: man)
勇 (592: brave)
樹 (888: tree)
虜 (1903: captive)
湧 (2124: to well (up))