0.14.2-beta

This release implements monolingual dictionary support for users who desire to use Japanese-to-Japanese dictionary definitions. The dictionary definitions are sourced from Goo.ne.jp. A new option is available in the player menu which will allow users to switch between bilingual and monolingual query modes, between Jisho.org and Goo.ne.jp respectively. The application will use bilingual definitions by default.

To users who were relying on the custom dictionary support implemented from 0.4, the legacy functionality remains intact: Term banks will override the bilingual dictionary mode if there are term bank files present in the term bank directory which can be set in the main menu. Make sure to move term banks to the new default directory to keep using it.

Using the built-in monolingual dictionary query mode is faster, grammar-aware, supports returning multiple definitions, does not stutter the video and does not require setting up term banks to get started. Definitions in the pop-up dictionary are selectable to allow for recursive look-ups.

Milestone: This release also marks 100 stars for the jidoujisho repository. Now, that's just an arbitrary metric, but to someone like me who thought there would not be much demand for this personal tool of mine, it really means a lot! To all users, passersby, lurkers, first-timers and loyal dedicated users - all of you who give feedback, send me private messages just to check in, report issues and reciprocate with my development process, from Reddit, Discord or by e-mail -- Thank you for your support! I'll continue to work hard to make mobile language learning effortless, engaging and foolproof.

System Requirements: This application has been tested by myself and other users to work on a variety of real-world devices and emulators running Android 7 and above (thanks to Hexavall). If the installation fails, try clearing enough storage space (Cheers to kekkonkinenbi for letting me know).

0.14-beta

• (New Feature) Monolingual Dictionary Support - Users may select an option in the player menu to switch between bilingual and monolingual modes, which will allow the player to query either Jisho.org or Goo.ne.jp respectively.
• Opening and closing the transcript when a video is playing will resume playback appropriately
• Exporting from the transcript will now resume the video if the video was playing when export was selected
• Changed the text of several options in the main menu

0.14.1-beta

• Switching between the query modes when pop-up is open will now re-query the dictionary entry for the appropriate mode

0.14.2-beta

• Increased number of videos stored in history from 20 to 50
• Added an option to view channel videos by oldest or latest when holding a channel in the Channels page (#16)

A glimpse of monolingual dictionary support

Developer Note: Monolingual dictionary support has been a well requested feature ever since the first release, and this release properly implements it, compared to the experimental placeholder I quickly hacked together in 0.4. I've always been telling myself that sooner or later, I want to undergo a monolingual transition. This should give me the push to go that distance, and I hope that this feature can also help other users to finally take that leap!

Which file should I download?

The files are split between the different device architectures to save user download bandwidth and storage space. Depending on which device you are using, download the appropriate APK by expanding the "Assets" drop-down menu below.

Test each APK available for each architecture. If you're not sure, the arm64 download should be suitable for most mobile devices.