diff --git a/yuuna/lib/src/language/implementations/japanese_language.dart b/yuuna/lib/src/language/implementations/japanese_language.dart
index e1b18fae8..0513ef5b8 100644
--- a/yuuna/lib/src/language/implementations/japanese_language.dart
+++ b/yuuna/lib/src/language/implementations/japanese_language.dart
@@ -399,9 +399,6 @@ Future<DictionaryResult> prepareSearchResultsJapaneseLanguage(
           .map((entry) => MapEntry(entry.id, entry)),
       ...(readingExactResultsByLength[length] ?? [])
           .map((entry) => MapEntry(entry.id, entry)),
-      ...startsWithResults.map(
-        (entry) => MapEntry(entry.id, entry),
-      ),
     ];
 
     List<MapEntry<int?, DictionaryEntry>> deinflectedEntriesToAdd = [
@@ -413,6 +410,9 @@ Future<DictionaryResult> prepareSearchResultsJapaneseLanguage(
 
     uniqueEntriesById.addEntries(exactEntriesToAdd);
     uniqueEntriesById.addEntries(deinflectedEntriesToAdd);
+    uniqueEntriesById.addEntries(startsWithResults.map(
+      (entry) => MapEntry(entry.id, entry),
+    ));
   }
 
   List<DictionaryEntry> entries = uniqueEntriesById.values.toList();
diff --git a/yuuna/lib/src/language/language_utils.dart b/yuuna/lib/src/language/language_utils.dart
index eb3e2e547..61d706c08 100644
--- a/yuuna/lib/src/language/language_utils.dart
+++ b/yuuna/lib/src/language/language_utils.dart
@@ -124,14 +124,19 @@ class LanguageUtils {
     }
 
     String readingNormalized = _kanaKit.toHiragana(reading);
-    List<RubyTextData>? segments = segmentizeFurigana(
-      reading: reading,
-      readingNormalized: readingNormalized,
-      groups: groups,
-      groupsStart: 0,
-    );
-    if (segments != null) {
-      return segments;
+    try {
+      List<RubyTextData>? segments = segmentizeFurigana(
+        reading: reading,
+        readingNormalized: readingNormalized,
+        groups: groups,
+        groupsStart: 0,
+      );
+      if (segments != null) {
+        return segments;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      /// This is the fallback upon failure.
+      return [RubyTextData(term, ruby: reading)];
     }
 
     /// This is the fallback upon failure.