Now Out: Essay 1971 on 苛 (irritation), 2 Revisions, and 5 New-Monics

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With just one kanji, you can say all of the following: “I get annoyed when I am kept waiting,” “His incompetence began to irritate everyone,” “Even the smallest thing irritated him,” “He committed suicide because he was bullied,” and “He was tormented by a sense of guilt.” Also find out how 苛 connects to prickly plants, how to talk about training hard, and how tyranny can seem brilliant.

Also, revisions of the following essays have posted:

• essay 1229 on 孤 (solitary)
• essay 1943 on 枠 (frame; framework; enclosure; limit; quota)

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Finally, Ulrike created the following new-monics:

佳 (1044: excellent)
棋 (1130: shogi)
傑 (1211: outstanding)
倹 (1213: thrifty)
惜 (1484: regret)