diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mariten/kanatools/KanaAppraiser.java b/src/main/java/com/mariten/kanatools/KanaAppraiser.java
index 8c251535..66f1d984 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mariten/kanatools/KanaAppraiser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mariten/kanatools/KanaAppraiser.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public class KanaAppraiser
     public static final char ZENKAKU_HIRAGANA_FIRST = 'ぁ';             // U+3041
     public static final char ZENKAKU_HIRAGANA_LAST_FOR_CONVERT  = 'ん'; // U+3093
     public static final char ZENKAKU_HIRAGANA_LAST  = 'ゖ';             // U+3096
-
+    public static final char HANKAKU_KATAKANA_FIRST1 = 'ｦ';     
 
     //// Bounds for Katakana
     public static final char HANKAKU_KATAKANA_FIRST = 'ｦ';              // U+FF66
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public static boolean isZenkakuHiragana(char eval_char)
 
     //{{{ boolean isZenkakuHiraganaWithKatakanaEquivalent(char)
     public static boolean isZenkakuHiraganaWithKatakanaEquivalent(char eval_char)
-    {
+    {   int i=0;
         if(eval_char >= ZENKAKU_HIRAGANA_FIRST
         && eval_char <= ZENKAKU_HIRAGANA_LAST_FOR_CONVERT) {
             return true;