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 13

Vocabulary

この

kono — This (adjective modifying a noun nearby)

都市

toshi — City; urban area

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or target

おいて

oite — At; in; regarding (formal locative expression)

千

sen — One thousand

の

no — Possessive or linking particle

家族

kazoku — Family; household members

が

ga — Subject marker particle

乳児

nyuuji — Infant; baby under one year old

肉

niku — Meat; flesh

常連客

jōrenkyaku — Regular customer; frequent patron

と

to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with'

なり

nari — Becoming; to become (literary/formal form)

さらに

sarani — Furthermore; in addition; even more

祝宴

shukuen — Celebratory banquet; festive feast

とりわけ

toriwake — Especially; above all; in particular

婚礼

konrei — Wedding ceremony; marriage rite

や

ya — Particle listing examples: 'and,' 'or,' etc.

洗礼式

senreishiki — Baptism ceremony; christening ritual

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; such as

で

de — Particle indicating place of action or means

食する

shokusuru — To eat; to consume food (formal expression)

者

mono — Person; one who does something

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings

も

mo — Also; too; even (inclusive particle)

加わる

kuwawaru — To join; to be added; to participate

すれば

sureba — If one does; conditional form of 'to do'

は

wa — Topic marker particle

年間

nenkan — Per year; annually; over a year

およそ

oyoso — Approximately; about; roughly

死体

shitai — Corpse; dead body

を

wo — Object marker particle

消費

shōhi — Consumption; spending; using up resources

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'to do'; connecting clauses

王国

ōkoku — Kingdom; realm ruled by a monarch

残り

nokori — Remainder; the rest; what is left

地域

chiiki — Region; area; district

おそらく

osoraku — Probably; perhaps; most likely

やや

yaya — Slightly; a little; somewhat

安く

yasuku — Cheaply; at a low price (adverbial form)

売ら

ura — Sold (stem form of 'to sell')

れる

reru — Passive auxiliary verb suffix

あろう

arō — Probably is; volitional/presumptive of 'to be'

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix; also exclamatory particle

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

試算

shisan — Rough calculation; preliminary estimate

する

suru — To do; to perform an action

提案

teian — Proposal; suggestion; plan put forward

対して

taishite — Against; toward; in response to

唱え

tonae — To advocate; to raise (an objection)

られ

rare — Passive/potential auxiliary verb suffix

うる

uru — Can; to be able to (potential auxiliary)

異論

iron — Objection; dissenting opinion; counterargument

して

shite — Doing; as (conjunctive form of suru)

思いつく

omoitsuku — To come up with; to think of an idea

もの

mono — Thing; something; object (nominalizer)

何一つ

naniitsu — Not a single thing; nothing whatsoever

ない

nai — There is not; does not exist; negative form

ただし

tadashi — However; provided that; but with exception

これ

kore — This; this thing (near demonstrative pronoun)

よって

yotte — By means of; due to; therefore

人口

jinkō — Population; number of inhabitants

大幅

ōhaba — Large margin; significant; by a wide amount

減少

genshō — Decrease; reduction; decline in number

いう

iu — To say; to be called; to mean

点

ten — Point; aspect; regard; dot

主張

shuchō — Claim; assertion; insistence on a position

場合

baai — Case; situation; circumstance; occasion

別

betsu — Separate; different; another; exception

ある

aru — To exist; there is (for inanimate things)

ついて

tsuite — Concerning; about; regarding (a topic)

率直

sotchoku — Frank; straightforward; candid; honest

認める

みとめる / mitomeru — To acknowledge; to admit; to recognize

ところ

tokoro — Place; point; situation; the fact that

あり

ari — There is; formal/literary existential form

実際

jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice

世

yo — The world; society; era; generation

提示

teiji — Presentation; showing; putting forward something

際

sai — Occasion; time of; when something happens

主要

shuyō — Main; primary; principal; chief

な

na — Adjectival linking particle (na-adjective form)

意図

ito — Intention; purpose; aim; intent

一つ

hitotsu — One; one of (a group); a single item

あった

atta — Was; existed; there was (past tense)

読者

dokusha — Reader; person who reads a text

処方

shohō — Prescription; formula; recommended method

特定

tokutei — Specific; particular; specified; designated

国

kuni — Country; nation; land; state

ため

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

算出

sanshutu — Calculation; computation; figuring out a number

した

shita — Did; performed (past tense of suru)

かつて

katsute — Once; formerly; in the past

現に

geni — Actually; in reality; as a matter of fact

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; perhaps; on the other hand

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe

将来

shōrai — Future; prospects; time yet to come

地球

chikyū — Earth; the globe; our planet

上

ue / jō — Above; on top of; in terms of; upon

存在

sonzai — Existence; being; presence; entity

他

hoka / ta — Other; another; the rest; elsewhere

いかなる

ikanaru — Any kind of; whatever; no matter what

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; circumstance (abstract)

ご留意

go-ryūi — Please note; kindly take notice (polite form)

いただき

itadaki — Humbly receive; please do (polite auxiliary)

たい

tai — Want to do; desire to (auxiliary suffix)