An option is available to link entries to the Japanese WordNet. These will appear as a "[JW]" link at the end of the entry. (If you have previously customized your WWWJDIC interface, you may have to go to the Customization Page and enable the option.)
Audio examples for many of the 135,000+ EDICT entries, spoken by Japanese native speakers. These are linked to each entry when displayed on the screen. (more information)
The main dictionary entry display can now use colours to indicate the type of kanji. The colours used are:
This option can be disabled in the customization page. Note that if you have already carried out some customization, this option will be disabled and you will have to enable it using the customization page.
The former Home Page for WWWJDIC has been withdrawn, and the "Word Search" page is now the default starting point for WWWJDIC. Most of the important functions in WWWJDIC are now on the Menu Bar at the top of each page. The "Word Search" page now has the links, etc. from the old Home Page. This and other changes have been made to simplify and streamline use WWWJDIC, and will also make it easier to maintain and update.
A link to the Customization Page is now on the Menu Bar at the top of each page. Also, the Customization Page will load with your current settings, making it easier to manage. (The older URL-based customization is being withdrawn, and only the cookie-based system will continue to be supported.)
The format of the header material, including the "Menu Bar" which allows navigation to the various parts of WWWJDIC, has been revised. Also the layout of the display of dictionary entries has been slightly changed, e.g. the kanji and kana parts have been slightly increased in size.
At the same time, the customization options have been expanded, allowing users to choose to modify many aspects of the display of the main dictionary page. This includes the ability to suppress links to other sites, use a two-column display of dictionary entries, etc.
Example sentences from the Tanaka Corpus are now displayed for selected entries on the Word Display page. The display of inline example sentences can be enabled/disabled via the customization option.
WWWJDIC is being extended to have its interface in other languages. The first being added (naturally) is Japanese, but others can follow as long as translations are carried out. Only a small part of the interface information has been translated into Japanese so far.
To turn on the Japanese interface, you need to go to the Customize Page of whichever server you use, and select Japanese as the language.
You can view the current translated messages here.