diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99a242a..868e01a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ Choose **MyMemory (no key)** or **OpenAI · gpt-6-luna** from the provider dropd
 
 [MyMemory](https://mymemory.translated.net/doc/spec.php) requires no account or key. Anonymous use allows 500 UTF-8 bytes per request and [5,000 characters per day](https://mymemory.translated.net/doc/usagelimits.php). Oversized input is rejected before sending; quota and service errors appear in the tool. Text is sent to a third-party translation service: avoid sensitive content.
 
+If MyMemory's top translation is blank, Conjure uses the first nonblank exact English→Japanese match in that same response. Approximate matches are not substituted, and service/quota failures still surface as errors.
+
 For **OpenAI**, enter an API key and choose **Save Key** (or translate to save it first). Keys are stored in macOS Keychain, not preferences; **Forget Key** removes the saved key. This provider uses OpenAI's Responses API with exactly `gpt-6-luna`. Your account must have access to that model and sufficient API billing. Requests disable API response storage (`store: false`); OpenAI's own data-retention policies still apply. MyMemory never reads or sends the OpenAI key.
 
 Translations appear as selectable Japanese text; use Command-C to copy a selection. Editing input or leaving the tool cancels the pending request and prevents stale results from appearing. Typing alone never sends text. Application-only actions and numbered launching are disabled inside the tool.
diff --git a/Sources/ConjureKit/MyMemoryAPI.swift b/Sources/ConjureKit/MyMemoryAPI.swift
index 5f9d8fa..0514154 100644
--- a/Sources/ConjureKit/MyMemoryAPI.swift
+++ b/Sources/ConjureKit/MyMemoryAPI.swift
@@ -26,18 +26,35 @@ public enum MyMemoryAPI {
         guard result.quotaFinished != true, result.responseStatus != 429 else {
             throw Failure(message: "MyMemory's anonymous daily quota is exhausted. Try later or choose OpenAI.")
         }
-        guard result.responseStatus == 200,
-              let translation = result.responseData?.translatedText,
-              !translation.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty else {
+        guard result.responseStatus == 200 else {
             throw Failure(message: "MyMemory returned no successful translation. Try again later or choose OpenAI.")
         }
-        return translation
+        if let translation = result.responseData?.translatedText,
+           !translation.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty {
+            return translation
+        }
+        // The service can rank an empty memory first; only use another exact en→ja match.
+        if let match = result.matches?.first(where: {
+            $0.segment == text && $0.source.split(separator: "-").first == "en"
+                && $0.target.split(separator: "-").first == "ja"
+                && !$0.translation.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty
+        }) {
+            return match.translation
+        }
+        throw Failure(message: "MyMemory returned no successful translation. Try again later or choose OpenAI.")
     }
 
     private struct Response: Decodable {
         let responseStatus: Int
         let quotaFinished: Bool?
         let responseData: Translation?
+        let matches: [Match]?
+        struct Match: Decodable {
+            let segment: String
+            let translation: String
+            let source: String
+            let target: String
+        }
         struct Translation: Decodable { let translatedText: String? }
     }
     private struct Failure: LocalizedError {
diff --git a/Tests/ConjureKitTests/MyMemoryTests.swift b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/MyMemoryTests.swift
index f24c50c..34f1f78 100644
--- a/Tests/ConjureKitTests/MyMemoryTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/MyMemoryTests.swift
@@ -28,3 +28,35 @@ import Testing
         }
     }
 }
+
+@Test func myMemoryUsesNonblankExactMatchWhenPrimaryTranslationIsEmpty() async throws {
+    // MyMemory's live response for "hello" has a blank top translation and a valid exact match.
+    let body = #"{"responseStatus":200,"quotaFinished":false,"responseData":{"translatedText":""},"matches":[{"segment":"hello","translation":"","source":"en-GB","target":"ja-JP"},{"segment":"hello there","translation":"近似","source":"en","target":"ja"},{"segment":"hello","translation":"bonjour","source":"en","target":"fr"},{"segment":"hello","translation":"こんにちは","source":"en-GB","target":"ja-JP"}]}"#
+    let translation = try await MyMemoryAPI.translate("hello") { request in
+        (Data(body.utf8), HTTPURLResponse(url: request.url!, statusCode: 200, httpVersion: nil, headerFields: nil)!)
+    }
+    #expect(translation == "こんにちは")
+}
+
+@Test func myMemoryNeverUsesMatchesToBypassFailureOrReplacePrimaryTranslation() async throws {
+    let matches = #""matches":[{"segment":"hello","translation":"こんにちは","source":"en","target":"ja"}]"#
+    for metadata in [#""responseStatus":403"#, #""responseStatus":200,"quotaFinished":true"#] {
+        await #expect(throws: (any Error).self) {
+            try await MyMemoryAPI.translate("hello") { request in
+                (Data("{\(metadata),\(matches)}".utf8),
+                 HTTPURLResponse(url: request.url!, statusCode: 200, httpVersion: nil, headerFields: nil)!)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    let primary = try await MyMemoryAPI.translate("hello") { request in
+        (Data("{\"responseStatus\":200,\"responseData\":{\"translatedText\":\"どうも\"},\(matches)}".utf8),
+         HTTPURLResponse(url: request.url!, statusCode: 200, httpVersion: nil, headerFields: nil)!)
+    }
+    #expect(primary == "どうも")
+    await #expect(throws: (any Error).self) {
+        try await MyMemoryAPI.translate("unrelated") { request in
+            (Data("{\"responseStatus\":200,\(matches)}".utf8),
+             HTTPURLResponse(url: request.url!, statusCode: 200, httpVersion: nil, headerFields: nil)!)
+        }
+    }
+}