A Modest Proposal: For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick — Page 6

Vocabulary

私

watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

平均

heikin — Average or mean value of something.

として

toshite — Particle phrase meaning 'as' or 'in the capacity of'.

生まれたばかり

umareta bakari — Just born; a newborn very recently delivered.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

子供

kodomo — Child or children in general.

体重

taijuu — Body weight measured in units.

ポンド

pondo — Pound, a unit of weight or British currency.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or extent.

あり

ari — Formal form of 'to be' or 'to exist'.

太陽暦

taiyoureki — Solar calendar based on Earth's orbit around the sun.

年間

nenkan — A period or span of one year.

まずまず

mazumazu — So-so; reasonably acceptable; moderately good.

養育

youiku — Raising and nurturing a child.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

受けれ

ukere — Conditional form of 'to receive' or 'to undergo'.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, target, time, or location.

増加

zouka — An increase or rise in amount.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.

見積もっ

mitsumot(te) — Estimated or calculated an approximate value.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.

確か

tashika — Certainly; surely; admittedly true.

この

kono — Demonstrative 'this', referring to something nearby.

食材

shokuzai — Food ingredient or culinary material used in cooking.

やや

yaya — Slightly; somewhat; a little more than expected.

高価

kouka — Expensive; high in price or cost.

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.

もの

mono — Thing; object; matter; used for emphasis.

なろう

narou — Volitional form of 'to become'; likely will become.

が

ga — Subject marker or conjunctive particle meaning 'but'.

それゆえ

soreyue — Therefore; for that reason; consequently.

地主

jinushi — Landowner; a person who owns land or property.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

最も

mottomo — Most; the greatest degree of something.

ふさわしい

fusawashii — Suitable; fitting; appropriate for the situation.

ある

aru — To exist; to be; to have (inanimate things).

彼ら

karera — They; third-person plural pronoun for people.

すでに

sudeni — Already; by now; at this point in time.

親

oya — Parent; a mother or father.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; nearly; for the most part.

食い尽くし

kuitsukushi — Eaten up entirely; completely devoured everything.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

しまっ

shimatt(e) — Auxiliary indicating completion, often with regret.

いる

iru — To exist; to be (animate); ongoing action.

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.

から

kara — Because; since; from (reason or starting point).

に対し

ni taishi — Toward; in contrast to; with respect to.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.

最大

saidai — Maximum; greatest; largest possible amount.

権利

kenri — Right; entitlement; legal or moral claim.

持っ

mott(e) — Holding; possessing; having something.

よう

you — Seems like; appears to be; expresses conjecture.

思わ

omowa — Stem form of 'to think' or 'to feel'.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

幼児

youji — Infant; toddler; a very young small child.

肉

niku — Meat; flesh used as food.

一年

ichinen — One year; a full twelve-month period.

通じ

tsuuji — Throughout; by means of; via a medium.

旬

shun — Peak season; best time for a food's flavor.

月

tsuki / gatsu — Month; also the moon.

その

sono — Demonstrative 'that', referring to something mentioned.

前後

zengo — Before and after; around a certain time.

おい

oi — Hey; exclamation to get someone's attention.

より

yori — Than; compared to; more so than something else.

豊富

houfu — Abundant; plentiful; richly available in supply.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something different.

という

to iu — Called; known as; expressing a quoted description.

真面目

majime — Serious; earnest; diligent in manner or attitude.

著者

chosha — Author; the writer of a book or document.

著名

chomei — Famous; well-known; distinguished and widely recognized.

フランス

furansu — France; the European country.

人

hito / jin — Person; human being; people.

医師

ishi — Medical doctor; licensed physician.

よれ

yore — According to; based on a cited source.

魚

sakana — Fish; aquatic animal used as food.

多産

tasan — Prolific reproduction; high birth rate; fertility.

もたらす

motarasu — To bring about; to cause; to produce a result.

食物

shokumotsu — Food; nourishment; edible substance.

ため

tame — For the sake of; because of; purpose or cause.

ローマ

rooma — Rome; the Italian capital city.

カトリック

katorikku — Catholic; relating to Roman Catholic Christianity.

国々

kuniguni — Countries; various nations around the world.

四旬節

shijunsetsu — Lent; forty-day Christian fasting period before Easter.

約

yaku — Approximately; about; roughly a certain amount.

ヶ月

kagetsu — Counter for months; a number of months elapsed.

後

ato / go — After; later; following a point in time.

生まれる

umareru — To be born; to come into existence.

他

hoka — Other; another; the rest of something.

どの

dono — Which; what kind of (among multiple options).

季節

kisetsu — Season; one of the four annual climatic periods.

多い

ooi — Many; numerous; a large quantity of something.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs.

したがっ

shitagat(te) — Therefore; consequently; following from that reasoning.

年後

nengo — Years later; after a specified number of years.

見積もれ

mitsumore — Can be estimated; potential form of 'to estimate'.

市場

ichiba / shijou — Market; place where goods are bought and sold.

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; habitually on a regular basis.

以上

ijou — More than; at least; above a certain amount.

溢れかえる

afurekaeru — To overflow; to be utterly flooded or overrun.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; introducing an explanation.

王国

oukoku — Kingdom; a country ruled by a king or queen.

おける

okeru — In; within; pertaining to a given context.

数

kazu / suu — Number; count; quantity of something.

少なくとも

sukunakutomo — At least; no fewer than a minimum amount.

倍

bai — Times; multiple; double or more of a quantity.

我々

wareware — We; us; formal first-person plural pronoun.

中

naka / chuu — Inside; among; middle of something.

教徒

kyouto — Follower; adherent of a particular religion.

減らす

herasu — To reduce; to decrease the amount of something.

もう

mou — Already; anymore; another; soon.

一つ

hitotsu — One thing; a single item or unit.

付随的

fuzuiteki — Incidental; secondary; accompanying as a side effect.

利点

riten — Advantage; merit; beneficial point of something.

乞食

kojiki — Beggar; person who asks for charity to survive.

分類

bunrui — Classification; categorization into groups or types.

小屋住まい

koyazumai — Living in a hut or shack; impoverished dwelling.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does or belongs to a category.

労働者

roudousha — Worker; laborer; someone who performs manual work.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting sequential statements.

農民

noumin — Farmer; peasant; agricultural worker.

分

bun / fun — Part; fraction; minute (time unit).

含まれる

fukumareru — To be included; to be contained within something.

考える

kangaeru — To think; to consider; to ponder a matter.

費用

hiyou — Cost; expense; money required for something.

ぼろ布

boronuno — Rags; worn-out tattered cloth or fabric scraps.

含め

fukume — Including; together with; taking into account.

シリング

shiringu — Shilling; former British monetary currency unit.

計算

keisan — Calculation; computation; figuring out an amount.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; connects actions or reasons.

太っ

futot(te) — Fat; plump; having become large in body.

良い

yoi / ii — Good; fine; of acceptable or high quality.

死体

shitai — Corpse; dead body; remains of a deceased being.

払う

harau — To pay; to hand over money for something.

嫌がる

iyagaru — To dislike; to show reluctance or aversion.

紳士

shinshi — Gentleman; a man of refined manners and status.

いない

inai — Not present; does not exist (animate beings).

信じる

shinjiru — To believe; to trust; to have faith in something.

先

saki — Before; ahead; prior; previously mentioned.

述べ

nobe — Stated; described; expressed in spoken or written form.

特別

tokubetsu — Special; particular; out of the ordinary.

友人

yuujin — Friend; a close personal acquaintance.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns loosely.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self or personal identity.

家族

kazoku — Family; one's group of close relatives.

食事

shokuji — Meal; the act of eating food.

際

sai — On the occasion of; at the time of.

優れ

sugure — Excellent; superior; standing out in quality.

栄養価

eiyouka — Nutritional value; degree of nutritional benefit in food.

高い

takai — High; tall; expensive; elevated in degree.

皿

sara — Plate; dish; a flat vessel for serving food.

料理

ryouri — Cooking; a dish; prepared food or cuisine.

作る

tsukuru — To make; to create; to produce something.

できる

dekiru — Can do; to be able to; to become possible.