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 7

Vocabulary

こうして

kōshite — In this way; thus; by doing so

地主

jinushi — Landowner; person who owns land

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

良い

yoi — Good; favorable; of high quality

領主

ryōshu — Feudal lord; ruler of a domain

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar

学び

manabi — Learning; study; act of acquiring knowledge

小作人

kosaku-nin — Tenant farmer; peasant who rents farmland

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns

間

aida / ma — Among; between; interval of space or time

で

de — At; in; by means of (location/means particle)

人気

ninki — Popularity; public favor; being well-liked

得る

eru — To obtain; to gain; to acquire something

あろう

arō — Probably is; volitional/presumptive form of ある

そして

soshite — And then; and also; furthermore

母親

hahaoya — Mother; female parent of a child

正味

shōmi — Net; actual; real amount after deductions

利益

rieki — Profit; benefit; gain from an activity

得て

ete — Having obtained; gaining (te-form of 得る)

次

tsugi — Next; following; subsequent one

子

ko — Child; offspring; young of an animal

産む

umu — To give birth; to bear offspring

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as

働ける

hatarakeru — Able to work; capable of laboring

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; as much as

健康

kenkō — Health; being in good physical condition

いられる

irareru — Able to be; can remain or stay

より

yori — Than; more than; from (comparison particle)

倹約家

kenyakuka — Frugal person; someone who is thrifty

方々

katagata — People; honorific plural for persons

時代

jidai — Era; age; period of time in history

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something nearby

求めて

motomete — Seeking; demanding; requesting (te-form)

いる

iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

認め

mitome — Acknowledging; recognizing; admitting something

ざる

zaru — Negative attributive verb ending; not doing

得ない

enai — Cannot avoid; must; have no choice but

死骸

shigai — Corpse; carcass; dead body of animal

皮

kawa — Skin; hide; peel; outer surface covering

剥い

mui — Peeling; stripping off skin or covering

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well (particle)

よい

yoi — Good; fine; acceptable; all right

その

sono — That; the (demonstrative adjective)

巧み

takumi — Skill; dexterity; clever craftsmanship

に

ni — In; at; to; by (location/direction particle)

加工

kakō — Processing; manufacturing; working raw material

すれ

sure — Conditional form of する (to do)

ば

ba — If; when (conditional conjunction particle)

貴婦人

kifujin — Noble lady; aristocratic or distinguished woman

方

kata — Person (honorific); direction; way

へ

e — To; toward; directional particle in Japanese

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful; magnificent; splendid; excellent

手袋

tebukuro — Gloves; hand coverings worn for warmth

や

ya — And; or; listing particle (non-exhaustive)

紳士

shinshi — Gentleman; man of refinement and good manners

夏用

natsuyō — For summer use; summer-purpose item

ブーツ

būtsu — Boots; footwear covering ankle and leg

作る

tsukuru — To make; to create; to produce something

できる

dekiru — To be able to; can; is possible

我々

wareware — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

市

shi — City; municipality; urban administrative division

について

ni tsuite — About; regarding; concerning a topic

この

kono — This; referring to something nearby speaker

目的

mokuteki — Purpose; goal; objective; aim of action

ため

tame — For; for the sake of; in order to

最も

mottomo — Most; extremely; the highest degree

便利

benri — Convenient; handy; useful; easy to use

な

na — Adjectival linking particle (na-adjective)

場所

basho — Place; location; spot; venue

食肉処理場

shokunikushorijiō — Slaughterhouse; facility for processing meat animals

設ける

mōkeru — To establish; to set up; to create

でき

deki — Can do; being possible (stem of できる)

肉屋

nikuya — Butcher shop; meat seller or vendor

事欠か

kotokaka — Not lacking; no shortage of something

ない

nai — Not; there is not; negative form

確信

kakushin — Conviction; firm belief; certainty about something

して

shite — Doing; having done (te-form of する)

もっとも

mottomo — Most; extremely; also means 'reasonable/natural'

むしろ

mushiro — Rather; instead; on the contrary

子供

kodomo — Child; children; young person

生き

iki — Living; alive (stem of 生きる)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; completed action marker

まま

mama — As is; remaining in a certain state

購入

kōnyū — Purchase; buying; acquisition of goods

し

shi — And; doing (conjunctive form of する)

ちょうど

chōdo — Exactly; just; precisely; right amount

豚

buta — Pig; swine; pork animal

丸焼き

maruyaki — Roasting whole; whole-roasted animal on spit

よう

yō — Like; similar to; in the manner of

ナイフ

naifu — Knife; sharp cutting utensil or tool

から

kara — From; because; after (particle/conjunction)

熱い

atsui — Hot; high temperature to the touch

うち

uchi — While; within; inside; among

調理

chōri — Cooking; food preparation; culinary process

する

suru — To do; to perform; general action verb

勧める

susumeru — To recommend; to advise; to encourage someone

非常

hijō — Extraordinary; very; extreme; emergency

高潔

kōketsu — Noble character; highly virtuous and upright person

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; personage of note

真

shin / ma — True; genuine; real; authentic

愛国者

aikokusha — Patriot; person who loves their country deeply

あり

ari — Being; existing (classical/formal form of ある)

徳

toku — Virtue; moral excellence; ethical quality

大いに

ōini — Greatly; very much; to a large extent

尊敬

sonkei — Respect; admiration; esteem for someone

ある

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

最近

saikin — Recently; lately; in recent times

件

ken — Matter; case; affair; item of business

談じる

danjiru — To discuss; to talk over; to negotiate

中

naka / chū — Inside; middle; among; during

案

an — Plan; proposal; idea; draft suggestion

対して

taishite — Toward; against; in response to

改良

kairyō — Improvement; refinement; making something better

提案

teian — Proposal; suggestion; putting forward an idea

くださった

kudasatta — Gave (honorific); respectfully provided or offered

彼

kare — He; him; that person (male)

言う

iu / yū — To say; to speak; to tell someone

王国

ōkoku — Kingdom; realm ruled by a king

多く

ōku — Many; much; a large number of

近年

kinnen — Recent years; in the past few years

シカ

shika — Deer; large hoofed mammal with antlers

絶滅

zetsumetsu — Extinction; complete elimination of a species

させて

sasete — Causing to; making someone do (causative te-form)

しまった

shimatta — Ended up doing; completed unfortunately (regret)

鹿肉

shikaniku — Venison; deer meat used as food

不足

fusoku — Shortage; lack; insufficient supply of something

歳

sai — Years old; age counter suffix

以上

ijō — Above; more than; at least (a number)

以下

ika — Below; less than; at most (a number)

若い

wakai — Young; youthful; of a young age

少年

shōnen — Boy; young male child or youth

少女

shōjo — Girl; young female child or youth

体

karada — Body; physical frame; one's physique

十分

jūbun — Sufficient; enough; fully; adequately

補える

oginaeru — Able to supplement; can compensate or make up

考えた

kangaeta — Thought; considered; reflected on past tense

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason; interrogative adverb

なら

nara — If; in the case of; conditional particle

今

ima — Now; currently; at this moment

各州

kakushū — Each state or province; every region

において

ni oite — In; at; in the context of (formal)

男女

danjo — Men and women; both sexes; male and female

問わず

towazu — Regardless of; without distinction; irrespective

者

mono / sha — Person; one who; individual (suffix or noun)

仕事

shigoto — Work; job; occupation; employment

奉公

hōkō — Service; apprenticeship; serving a master

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening; job opportunity or position

なく

naku — Without; lacking (negative connective form)

餓死

gashi — Death by starvation; dying from hunger

寸前

sunzen — Just before; on the verge of; brink

これら

korera — These; plural demonstrative referring to nearby things

親

oya — Parent; father or mother; guardian

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases

いれ

ire — Conditional of いる (if being/existing)

によって

ni yotte — By means of; depending on; according to

そう

sō — So; that way; like that; appearing to

なけれ

nakere — Must; if there is not (conditional negative)

近い

chikai — Near; close; not far; nearby

親族

shinzoku — Relatives; family members; kin

処分

shobun — Disposal; dealing with; punishment or handling

される

sareru — To be done to; passive voice suffix

べき

beki — Should; ought to; must (obligation marker)

もの

mono — Thing; object; one who; nominalizer

した

shita — Did; past tense of する (to do)