FilemakerPro can store images in 'container fields', allowing you to store and display an image as part of a database record - for example, you can put a picture in a VOLATS record to illustrate the word in context.

Using Google Images, you can search for the Japanese word you want to illustrate. The result? A page (or several pages) of thumbnail images that have your word in the caption.

I searched for 鼻紙, and got this.

Choose the picture and caption that work best, use Grab or similar to copy them into an image file, then copy that into the container field in your database entry for that word.

A word I found earlier today, and would expect to have difficulty remembering - only having come across it once and not knowing whether it is commonly used - is 励む (はげむ) meaning to strive, to endeavour, to make an effort at something. Google Image gave me a great picture and caption, 'having a go at making pizza', which is now part of my VOLATS entry:-



Isn't that neat?

And if that's not proof enough, how about this?


(With thanks and congratulations to the proud parents, whoever they may be....)