diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,4 +11,8 @@ download the patch file to the base directory of mpvacious, which may be ```~/.c
and run the following command:
``` shell
$ patch -p1 < use_xsel.patch
-```
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+```
+
+- **force-japanese** is pretty straightforward, it forces mpv to play in japanese.
+ This is useful when encoders tend to give english priority, instead of the original language, and when mpv.conf doesn't work properly.
+ In my experience tweaking the mpv dotfiles weren't enough to make sure that japanese was the default language to play media in mpv.
diff --git a/README.md~ b/README.md~
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@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Patch list:
+
+- **use_xsel** is a patch that reduces the latency of clipboard transactions, making it smoother while properly managing the memory.
+ xsel has been around since 2001, and it's stable and has less dependencies than xclip, not to mention the compelling group of devs.
+
+[xclip flaws](https://web.archive.org/web/20240712181840/https://zwyx.dev/til/2023/01/12/xclip%20and%20xsel)
+
+how to use:
+
+download the patch file to the base directory of mpvacious, which may be ```~/.config/mpv/scripts/sub2srs/```
+and run the following command:
+``` shell
+$ patch -p1 < use_xsel.patch
+```
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diff --git a/force-japanese.patch b/force-japanese.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cf0b49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/force-japanese.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+Binary files mpvacious/.git/index and mpvacious-patched/.git/index differ
+diff -ruN mpvacious/.git/logs/HEAD mpvacious-patched/.git/logs/HEAD
+--- mpvacious/.git/logs/HEAD 2024-07-22 15:31:00.086132886 -0400
++++ mpvacious-patched/.git/logs/HEAD 2024-07-22 15:30:14.821186211 -0400
+@@ -1 +1 @@
+-0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 aa86597d5e65c9c40b12841a945be7a3cd0fb7b3 hashirama 1721676660 -0400 clone: from https://github.com/Ajatt-Tools/mpvacious.git
++0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 aa86597d5e65c9c40b12841a945be7a3cd0fb7b3 hashirama 1721676614 -0400 clone: from https://github.com/Ajatt-Tools/mpvacious.git
+diff -ruN mpvacious/.git/logs/refs/heads/master mpvacious-patched/.git/logs/refs/heads/master
+--- mpvacious/.git/logs/refs/heads/master 2024-07-22 15:31:00.086132886 -0400
++++ mpvacious-patched/.git/logs/refs/heads/master 2024-07-22 15:30:14.821186211 -0400
+@@ -1 +1 @@
+-0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 aa86597d5e65c9c40b12841a945be7a3cd0fb7b3 hashirama 1721676660 -0400 clone: from https://github.com/Ajatt-Tools/mpvacious.git
++0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 aa86597d5e65c9c40b12841a945be7a3cd0fb7b3 hashirama 1721676614 -0400 clone: from https://github.com/Ajatt-Tools/mpvacious.git
+diff -ruN mpvacious/.git/logs/refs/remotes/origin/HEAD mpvacious-patched/.git/logs/refs/remotes/origin/HEAD
+--- mpvacious/.git/logs/refs/remotes/origin/HEAD 2024-07-22 15:31:00.086132886 -0400
++++ mpvacious-patched/.git/logs/refs/remotes/origin/HEAD 2024-07-22 15:30:14.821186211 -0400
+@@ -1 +1 @@
+-0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 aa86597d5e65c9c40b12841a945be7a3cd0fb7b3 hashirama 1721676660 -0400 clone: from https://github.com/Ajatt-Tools/mpvacious.git
++0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 aa86597d5e65c9c40b12841a945be7a3cd0fb7b3 hashirama 1721676614 -0400 clone: from https://github.com/Ajatt-Tools/mpvacious.git
+Binary files mpvacious/.git/objects/pack/pack-020c392851862423cb8bce6808896d817fd39b29.idx and mpvacious-patched/.git/objects/pack/pack-020c392851862423cb8bce6808896d817fd39b29.idx differ
+Binary files mpvacious/.git/objects/pack/pack-020c392851862423cb8bce6808896d817fd39b29.pack and mpvacious-patched/.git/objects/pack/pack-020c392851862423cb8bce6808896d817fd39b29.pack differ
+Binary files mpvacious/.git/objects/pack/pack-020c392851862423cb8bce6808896d817fd39b29.rev and mpvacious-patched/.git/objects/pack/pack-020c392851862423cb8bce6808896d817fd39b29.rev differ
+Binary files mpvacious/.git/objects/pack/pack-7da0665222863ab22efcaeebb25779cd86662677.idx and mpvacious-patched/.git/objects/pack/pack-7da0665222863ab22efcaeebb25779cd86662677.idx differ
+Binary files mpvacious/.git/objects/pack/pack-7da0665222863ab22efcaeebb25779cd86662677.pack and mpvacious-patched/.git/objects/pack/pack-7da0665222863ab22efcaeebb25779cd86662677.pack differ
+Binary files mpvacious/.git/objects/pack/pack-7da0665222863ab22efcaeebb25779cd86662677.rev and mpvacious-patched/.git/objects/pack/pack-7da0665222863ab22efcaeebb25779cd86662677.rev differ
+diff -ruN mpvacious/utils/force-japanese.lua mpvacious-patched/utils/force-japanese.lua
+--- mpvacious/utils/force-japanese.lua 1969-12-31 20:00:00.000000000 -0400
++++ mpvacious-patched/utils/force-japanese.lua 2024-07-22 15:31:41.919310736 -0400
+@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
++local assdraw = require 'mp.assdraw'
++
++local preferred_alangs = {"jpn", "ja", "japanese"}
++local preferred_slangs = {"jpn", "ja", "japanese"}
++
++local phrases = {
++ "日本語オンリーで行こう!英語なんて大嫌い!",
++ "これで完全に日本語モードです!",
++ "やったね!日本語が優先されました!",
++ "日本語が一番!英語は嫌いだ!",
++ "今、完全に日本語です!英語はなし!"
++}
++
++function select_tracks()
++ local tracks = mp.get_property_native("track-list")
++ local selected_aid = nil
++ local selected_sid = nil
++
++ for _, lang in ipairs(preferred_alangs) do
++ for _, track in ipairs(tracks) do
++ if track.type == "audio" and track.lang == lang then
++ selected_aid = track.id
++ break
++ end
++ end
++ if selected_aid then break end
++ end
++
++ for _, lang in ipairs(preferred_slangs) do
++ for _, track in ipairs(tracks) do
++ if track.type == "sub" and track.lang == lang then
++ selected_sid = track.id
++ break
++ end
++ end
++ if selected_sid then break end
++ end
++
++ if selected_aid then
++ mp.set_property("aid", selected_aid)
++ mp.add_timeout(3, show_phrase)
++ end
++
++ if selected_sid then
++ mp.set_property("sid", selected_sid)
++ mp.add_timeout(3, show_phrase)
++ end
++end
++
++function show_phrase()
++ local phrase = phrases[math.random(#phrases)]
++ local ass = assdraw.ass_new()
++ ass:append("{\\an9\\fs20\\bord1\\shad0\\c&HFFFFFF&\\3c&H000000&}")
++ ass:append(phrase)
++ mp.set_osd_ass(0, 0, ass.text)
++ mp.add_timeout(2, function() mp.set_osd_ass(0, 0, "") end)
++end
++
++mp.register_event("file-loaded", select_tracks)
++
++-- Ensure the phrase shows up when MPV is not in idle mode
++if not mp.get_property_native("idle") then
++ select_tracks()
++end