the text files should be formatted one entry to a line, with entries formatted as:

word /// definition1 / definition 2

with no more than 3 definitions. Note the spaces around the slashes. If the entry is a Japanese word with a furigana reading, then

word {reading} /// definition1 / definition 2

and if you also want to be able to look it up by reading then you'll need to add a second entry formatted as

reading {word} /// definition1 / definition 2

The information below is how to convert a text file to a .dic dictionary; this is from http://zaurus.biojapan.de/zaufaq.html (I copied the instructions rather than just linking to them just in case the original page becomes unavailable--apologies to the authors)

Tools - ̕ϊ

the following options:

]`:

seLXg`

]`F

PDIC `

Load the files with Q, e.g. wadoku.txt for the s ,

and write wadoku.dic for the pdic file to be created.

In the bottom menu choose

ti؂蕶t)

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Then move on to ڍ and choose

seLXg`̋:

///

i.e. with a space at the left and the right of the three slashes.

In the left menu

/ p񕔂ɂ‚

choose only the first point

/ p؂肵Ď荞


and at the bottom choose

؂蕶

/

i.e. a space to the left and the right of the slash.

In the right menu

o͂Ɋւ

choose the first

i[Ȃꍇ݈̂k

and the third point

pk

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In the submenu

o^

choose points 1,4 and 5.

OK this menu as well as ڍׁB

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OK once more.

Ok once more. (on the menu that pops up--Hyper.... should already be selected, blanking out all the other choices except the box on the bottom, which you shouldn't select)