diff --git a/searx/engines/jisho.py b/searx/engines/jisho.py
index a34d8e421..87bbe983d 100644
--- a/searx/engines/jisho.py
+++ b/searx/engines/jisho.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ about = {
 }
 
 categories = ['dictionaries']
-engine_type = 'online_dictionary'
 paging = False
 
 URL = 'https://jisho.org'
@@ -34,19 +33,19 @@ def request(query, params):
 
 def response(resp):
     results = []
-    infoboxed = False
+    first_result = True
 
     search_results = resp.json()
-    pages = search_results.get('data', [])
 
-    for page in pages:
+    for page in search_results.get('data', []):
         # Entries that are purely from Wikipedia are excluded.
-        if page['senses'][0]['parts_of_speech'] != [] and page['senses'][0]['parts_of_speech'][0] == 'Wikipedia definition':
+        parts_of_speech = page.get('senses') and page['senses'][0].get('parts_of_speech')
+        if parts_of_speech and parts_of_speech[0] == 'Wikipedia definition':
             pass
+
         # Process alternative forms
-        japanese = page['japanese']
         alt_forms = []
-        for title_raw in japanese:
+        for title_raw in page['japanese']:
             if 'word' not in title_raw:
                 alt_forms.append(title_raw['reading'])
             else:
@@ -54,74 +53,84 @@ def response(resp):
                 if 'reading' in title_raw:
                     title += ' (' + title_raw['reading'] + ')'
                 alt_forms.append(title)
-        # Process definitions
-        definitions = []
-        def_raw = page['senses']
-        for defn_raw in def_raw:
-            extra = ''
-            if not infoboxed:
-                # Extra data. Since they're not documented, this implementation is based solely by the author's assumptions.
-                if defn_raw['tags'] != []:
-                    if defn_raw['info'] != []:
-                        extra += defn_raw['tags'][0] + ', ' + defn_raw['info'][0] + '. ' # "usually written as kana: <kana>"
-                    else:
-                        extra += ', '.join(defn_raw['tags']) + '. ' # abbreviation, archaism, etc.
-                elif defn_raw['info'] != []:
-                    extra += ', '.join(defn_raw['info']).capitalize() + '. ' # inconsistent
-                if defn_raw['restrictions'] != []:
-                    extra += 'Only applies to: ' + ', '.join(defn_raw['restrictions']) + '. '
-                extra = extra[:-1]
-            definitions.append((
-                ', '.join(defn_raw['parts_of_speech']),
-                '; '.join(defn_raw['english_definitions']),
-                extra
-            ))
-        content = ''
-        infobox_content = '''
-            <small><a href="https://www.edrdg.org/wiki/index.php/JMdict-EDICT_Dictionary_Project">JMdict</a> 
-            and <a href="https://www.edrdg.org/enamdict/enamdict_doc.html">JMnedict</a> 
-            by <a href="https://www.edrdg.org/edrdg/licence.html">EDRDG</a>, CC BY-SA 3.0.</small><ul>
-            '''
-        for pos, engdef, extra in definitions:
-            if pos == 'Wikipedia definition':
-                infobox_content += '</ul><small>Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.</small><ul>'
-            if pos == '':
-                infobox_content += f"<li>{engdef}"
-            else:
-                infobox_content += f"<li><i>{pos}</i>: {engdef}"
-            if extra != '':
-                infobox_content += f" ({extra})"
-            infobox_content += '</li>'
-            content += f"{engdef}. "
-        infobox_content += '</ul>'
         
+        #
+        result_url = urljoin(BASE_URL, page['slug'])
+        definitions = get_definitions(page)
+
         # For results, we'll return the URL, all alternative forms (as title),
         # and all definitions (as description) truncated to 300 characters.
+        content = " ".join(f"{engdef}." for _, engdef, _ in definitions)
         results.append({
-            'url': urljoin(BASE_URL, page['slug']),
+            'url': result_url,
             'title': ", ".join(alt_forms),
             'content': content[:300] + (content[300:] and '...')
         })
 
         # Like Wordnik, we'll return the first result in an infobox too.
-        if not infoboxed:
-            infoboxed = True
-            infobox_urls = []
-            infobox_urls.append({
-                'title': 'Jisho.org',
-                'url': urljoin(BASE_URL, page['slug'])
-            })
-            infobox = {
-                'infobox': alt_forms[0],
-                'urls': infobox_urls
-            }
-            alt_forms.pop(0)
-            alt_content = ''
-            if len(alt_forms) > 0:
-                alt_content = '<p><i>Other forms:</i> '
-                alt_content += ", ".join(alt_forms)
-                alt_content += '</p>'
-            infobox['content'] = alt_content + infobox_content
-            results.append(infobox)
+        if first_result:
+            first_result = False
+            results.append(get_infobox(alt_forms, result_url, definitions))
 
     return results
+
+
+def get_definitions(page):
+    # Process definitions
+    definitions = []
+    for defn_raw in page['senses']:
+        extra = []
+        # Extra data. Since they're not documented, this implementation is based solely by the author's assumptions.
+        if defn_raw.get('tags'):
+            if defn_raw.get('info'):
+                # "usually written as kana: <kana>"
+                extra.append(defn_raw['tags'][0] + ', ' + defn_raw['info'][0] + '. ')
+            else:
+                # abbreviation, archaism, etc.
+                extra.append(', '.join(defn_raw['tags']) + '. ')
+        elif defn_raw.get('info'):
+            # inconsistent
+            extra.append(', '.join(defn_raw['info']).capitalize() + '. ')
+        if defn_raw.get('restrictions'):
+            extra.append('Only applies to: ' + ', '.join(defn_raw['restrictions']) + '. ')
+        definitions.append((
+            ', '.join(defn_raw['parts_of_speech']),
+            '; '.join(defn_raw['english_definitions']),
+            ''.join(extra)[:-1],
+        ))
+    return definitions
+
+
+def get_infobox(alt_forms, result_url, definitions):
+    infobox_content = []
+    # title & alt_forms
+    infobox_title = alt_forms[0]
+    if len(alt_forms) > 1:
+        infobox_content.append(f'<p><i>Other forms:</i> {", ".join(alt_forms[1:])}</p>')
+
+    # definitions
+    infobox_content.append('''
+        <small><a href="https://www.edrdg.org/wiki/index.php/JMdict-EDICT_Dictionary_Project">JMdict</a> 
+        and <a href="https://www.edrdg.org/enamdict/enamdict_doc.html">JMnedict</a> 
+        by <a href="https://www.edrdg.org/edrdg/licence.html">EDRDG</a>, CC BY-SA 3.0.</small>
+        <ul>
+    ''')
+    for pos, engdef, extra in definitions:
+        if pos == 'Wikipedia definition':
+            infobox_content.append('</ul><small>Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.</small><ul>')
+        pos = f'<i>{pos}</i>: ' if pos else ''
+        extra = f' ({extra})' if extra else ''
+        infobox_content.append(f'<li>{pos}{engdef}{extra}</li>')
+    infobox_content.append('</ul>')
+
+    #
+    return {
+        'infobox': infobox_title,
+        'content': ''.join(infobox_content),
+        'urls': [
+            {
+                'title': 'Jisho.org',
+                'url': result_url,
+            }
+        ]
+    }