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..4788d12 100644
--- a/yomi_base/reader_util.py
+++ b/yomi_base/reader_util.py
@@ -78,8 +78,21 @@ def findSentence(content, position):
             quoteStack.pop()
         elif c in quotesFwd:
             quoteStack.insert(0, quotesFwd[c])
-
-    return content[start:end].strip()
+    cend = len(content)
+    translation_start = 0
+    for i in xrange(end, cend):
+      if content[i] == '\t':
+          translation_start = i+1
+          break
+    translation_end = cend
+    for i in xrange(translation_start, cend):
+      if content[i] == '\n':
+          translation_end = i
+          break      
+    translation = ''
+    if translation_start > 0:
+      translation = content[translation_start:translation_end].strip() 
+    return content[start:end].strip(), translation  
 
 
 def formatFields(fields, markup):