diff --git a/apps/vdb-backend/src/index.ts b/apps/vdb-backend/src/index.ts
index 6fa3ef6..beac03e 100644
--- a/apps/vdb-backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/vdb-backend/src/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import fs from 'fs';
 import { Lemma, WordForm, Lect } from "./db/dbmodel.js";
 import "@total-typescript/ts-reset";
 import {
-	Like
+	Like, In
 } from "typeorm";
 
 const RELOAD_SHEET_ON_START = false;
@@ -45,10 +45,15 @@ function initExpress() {
 
 		const word_forms: WordForm[] = await WordForm.find({
 			where:{word_form: Like(`%${search_term}%`)},
-			relations: { lemma: { word_forms: { lect: true }} }
+			relations: { lemma: true }
 		});
 
-		const lemmas = word_forms.map(w=>w.lemma);
+		let lemma_ids = word_forms.map(w=>w.lemma.lemma_name);
+
+		const lemmas: Lemma[] = await Lemma.find({
+			where: { lemma_name: In(lemma_ids)},
+			relations: {  word_forms: { lect: true }}
+		})
 
 		res.status(200).send({
 			terms: lemmas.length,
diff --git a/apps/vdn-static/src/components/pages/KotobaPage.vue b/apps/vdn-static/src/components/pages/KotobaPage.vue
index 0b8268b..35e3994 100644
--- a/apps/vdn-static/src/components/pages/KotobaPage.vue
+++ b/apps/vdn-static/src/components/pages/KotobaPage.vue
@@ -5,13 +5,23 @@
 		</section>
 
 		<section class="section container">
-			<p class="notification">
-				⚠ Under construction :3 ⚠
-			</p>
+			<div class="notification is-info block">
+				<p>To searcn tropos-agnostically, enter a term below.</p>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="block is-flex is-flex-direction-row is-gap-2">
+				<input class="input" type="text"></input>
+			</div>
+
+			
+			<div class="container">
+				
+			</div>
+			
 		</section>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
-<script lang="ts">
+<script setup lang="ts">
 
 </script>