diff --git a/yomi_base/preferences.py b/yomi_base/preferences.py
index 7a1c76c..0c97298 100644
--- a/yomi_base/preferences.py
+++ b/yomi_base/preferences.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class DialogPreferences(QtGui.QDialog, gen.preferences_ui.Ui_DialogPreferences):
         self.comboBoxModel.blockSignals(False)
 
         allowedTags = {
-            'vocab': ['expression', 'reading', 'glossary', 'sentence'],
+            'vocab': ['expression', 'reading', 'glossary', 'sentence','translation'],
             'kanji': ['character', 'onyomi', 'kunyomi', 'glossary'],
         }[name]
 
diff --git a/yomi_base/reader.py b/yomi_base/reader.py
index 2fd1c69..8e56778 100644
--- a/yomi_base/reader.py
+++ b/yomi_base/reader.py
@@ -507,9 +507,10 @@ class MainWindowReader(QtGui.QMainWindow, gen.reader_ui.Ui_MainWindowReader):
         lengthMatched = 0
         if self.dockVocab.isVisible():
             self.state.vocabDefs, lengthMatched = self.language.findTerm(contentSampleFlat)
-            sentence = reader_util.findSentence(content, samplePosStart)
+            sentence, translation = reader_util.findSentence(content, samplePosStart)
             for definition in self.state.vocabDefs:
                 definition['sentence'] = sentence
+                definition['translation'] = translation
             self.updateVocabDefs()
 
         if self.dockKanji.isVisible():
diff --git a/yomi_base/reader_util.py b/yomi_base/reader_util.py
index 014263f..68ad7d1 100644
--- a/yomi_base/reader_util.py
+++ b/yomi_base/reader_util.py
@@ -78,8 +78,14 @@ def findSentence(content, position):
             quoteStack.pop()
         elif c in quotesFwd:
             quoteStack.insert(0, quotesFwd[c])
-
-    return content[start:end].strip()
+    translation = ''
+    translationStart = content.find('\t',end)
+    if translationStart >= 0:
+      translationEnd = content.find('\n',translationStart)
+      if translationEnd == -1:
+        translationEnd = len(content)
+      translation = content[translationStart+1:translationEnd].strip() 
+    return content[start:end].strip(), translation  
 
 
 def formatFields(fields, markup):
@@ -108,6 +114,7 @@ def markupVocabExp(definition):
         'reading': definition['reading'] or unicode(),
         'glossary': definition['glossary'],
         'sentence': definition.get('sentence'),
+        'translation': definition.get('translation'),
         'summary': summary
     }
 
@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ def markupVocabReading(definition):
             'reading': unicode(),
             'glossary': definition['glossary'],
             'sentence': definition.get('sentence'),
+            'translation': definition.get('translation'),
             'summary': definition['reading']
         }