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 15

Vocabulary

しかし

shikashi — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.

私

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

自身

jishin — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'myself'.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

こと

koto — Nominalizer referring to abstract things or matters.

について

ni tsuite — Particle phrase meaning 'about' or 'concerning'.

言えば

ieba — Conditional form meaning 'speaking of' or 'if I say'.

ば

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

何年

nannen — Refers to a number of years or 'how many years'.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'even', or 'as many as'.

間

aida / kan — Noun meaning 'interval', 'period', or 'between'.

むなしく

munashiku — Adverbial form meaning 'in vain' or 'fruitlessly'.

怠惰

taida — Noun/adjective meaning 'laziness' or 'idleness'.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause.

夢想

musou — Noun meaning 'daydream', 'fantasy', or 'reverie'.

的

teki — Suffix forming adjectives meaning '-like' or '-ish'.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

考え

kangae — Noun meaning 'thought', 'idea', or 'opinion'.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

提示

teiji — Noun meaning 'presentation' or 'showing a proposal'.

する

suru — Verb meaning 'to do' or 'to perform'.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose.

疲れ

tsukare — Noun/verb stem meaning 'fatigue' or 'to become tired'.

果て

hate — Verb stem meaning 'to be exhausted completely'.

ついに

tsui ni — Adverb meaning 'finally' or 'at last'.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.

成功

seikou — Noun meaning 'success' or 'achievement'.

まったく

mattaku — Adverb meaning 'completely', 'entirely', or 'utterly'.

諦め

akirame — Noun/verb stem meaning 'giving up' or 'resignation'.

かけて

kakete — Auxiliary indicating action nearly completed or begun.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

い

i — Verb stem of いる, indicating ongoing state or existence.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.

ところ

tokoro — Noun meaning 'place', 'point in time', or 'situation'.

幸運

kouun — Noun meaning 'good luck' or 'fortune'.

この

kono — Demonstrative meaning 'this' (near the speaker).

提案

teian — Noun meaning 'proposal' or 'suggestion'.

思い

omoi — Noun meaning 'thought', 'feeling', or 'sentiment'.

至った

itatta — Past form of 至る, meaning 'arrived at' or 'reached'.

ある

aru — Verb meaning 'to exist' or 'there is' (inanimate).

完全

kanzen — Noun/adjective meaning 'complete' or 'perfect'.

新しい

atarashii — Adjective meaning 'new' or 'fresh'.

もの

mono — Noun meaning 'thing', 'object', or 'matter'.

ばかり

bakari — Particle meaning 'only', 'just', or 'nothing but'.

か

ka — Question particle or disjunctive particle meaning 'or'.

確固たる

kakko taru — Adjective meaning 'firm', 'solid', or 'steadfast'.

現実

genjitsu — Noun meaning 'reality' or 'actuality'.

性

sei / shou — Suffix meaning 'nature', 'quality', or '-ity'.

備え

sonae — Noun meaning 'preparation', 'provision', or 'equipment'.

費用

hiyou — Noun meaning 'cost', 'expense', or 'expenditure'.

かからず

kakarazu — Negative form meaning 'without costing' or 'not taking'.

手間

tema — Noun meaning 'effort', 'trouble', or 'labor involved'.

ほとんど

hotondo — Adverb meaning 'almost', 'mostly', or 'nearly'.

なく

naku — Negative connective form of ない meaning 'without'.

我々

wareware — Formal first-person plural pronoun meaning 'we'.

力

chikara — Noun meaning 'power', 'strength', or 'ability'.

及ぶ

oyobu — Verb meaning 'to reach', 'to extend to', or 'to amount'.

範囲

han'i — Noun meaning 'range', 'scope', or 'extent'.

あり

ari — Classical/formal verb form of ある meaning 'to be/exist'.

イングランド

Ingurando — Katakana transcription of 'England', the country.

機嫌

kigen — Noun meaning 'mood', 'temper', or 'humor'.

損ねる

sokoneru — Verb meaning 'to harm', 'to hurt', or 'to offend'.

危険

kiken — Noun/adjective meaning 'danger' or 'risk'.

冒す

okasu — Verb meaning 'to risk', 'to dare', or 'to brave'.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not' or 'does not exist'.

なぜなら

nazenara — Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'the reason is'.

種

shurui / tane — Noun meaning 'kind', 'type', 'species', or 'seed'.

商品

shouhin — Noun meaning 'goods', 'merchandise', or 'commodity'.

輸出

yushutsu — Noun meaning 'export' or 'exporting goods abroad'.

耐え

tae — Verb stem meaning 'to endure', 'to withstand', or 'tolerate'.

られ

rare — Passive/potential auxiliary verb suffix.

から

kara — Particle meaning 'from', 'because', or 'since'.

肉

niku — Noun meaning 'meat' or 'flesh'.

あまりに

amari ni — Adverb meaning 'too much' or 'excessively'.

柔らかい

yawarakai — Adjective meaning 'soft', 'tender', or 'gentle'.

性質

seishitsu — Noun meaning 'nature', 'character', or 'property'.

ため

tame — Noun/particle meaning 'because of', 'for', or 'due to'.

塩漬け

shiozuke — Noun meaning 'salting' or 'salt-preserved food'.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form or listing particle meaning 'and'.

長期間

choukikan — Noun meaning 'long period of time' or 'long term'.

保存

hozon — Noun meaning 'preservation', 'storage', or 'conservation'.

が

ga — Subject marker particle or contrastive conjunction.

でき

deki — Verb stem of できる meaning 'can do' or 'be possible'.

もっとも

mottomo — Adverb meaning 'most', 'however', or 'though that said'.

塩

shio — Noun meaning 'salt'.

など

nado — Particle meaning 'etc.', 'such as', or 'and the like'.

我が

waga — Formal possessive pronoun meaning 'our' or 'my'.

国民

kokumin — Noun meaning 'citizens', 'nationals', or 'the people'.

全体

zentai — Noun meaning 'the whole', 'entirety', or 'overall'.

喜んで

yorokonde — Adverb meaning 'gladly', 'willingly', or 'with pleasure'.

食い尽くす

kuitsukusu — Verb meaning 'to eat up completely' or 'to devour all'.

あろう

arou — Volitional/presumptive form of ある meaning 'would be'.

国

kuni — Noun meaning 'country', 'nation', or 'land'.

おそらく

osoraku — Adverb meaning 'probably', 'perhaps', or 'likely'.

名指し

nazashi — Noun meaning 'naming directly' or 'pointing someone out'.

できる

dekiru — Verb meaning 'can do', 'to be able to', or 'to be possible'.

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'to be' (plain form).

結局

kekkyoku — Adverb meaning 'in the end', 'after all', or 'ultimately'.

自分

jibun — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself', 'I', or 'myself'.

意見

iken — Noun meaning 'opinion', 'view', or 'idea'.

固執

koshitsu — Noun meaning 'stubbornly clinging to' or 'insistence'.

あまり

amari — Adverb meaning 'too much', 'not very', or 'excessively'.

賢明

kenmei — Noun/adjective meaning 'wise', 'prudent', or 'sensible'.

人々

hitobito — Noun meaning 'people' or 'various persons'.

によって

ni yotte — Particle phrase meaning 'by', 'through', or 'depending on'.

される

sareru — Passive form of する meaning 'to be done' or 'be accepted'.

同様

douyou — Noun meaning 'same', 'similar', or 'likewise'.

無害

mugai — Noun/adjective meaning 'harmless' or 'innocuous'.

安価

anka — Noun/adjective meaning 'inexpensive' or 'low-cost'.

容易

youi — Noun/adjective meaning 'easy', 'simple', or 'effortless'.

効果

kouka — Noun meaning 'effect', 'result', or 'effectiveness'.

と

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

認められる

みとめられる — Passive verb meaning 'to be recognized' or 'acknowledged'.

いかなる

ikanaru — Formal adjective meaning 'any kind of' or 'whatever'.

拒絶

kyozetsu — Noun meaning 'rejection', 'refusal', or 'denial'.

ほど

hodo — Particle meaning 'to the extent of' or 'as much as'.

頑固

ganko — Noun/adjective meaning 'stubborn', 'obstinate', or 'pigheaded'.

そのような

sono you na — Demonstrative phrase meaning 'such' or 'that kind of'.

計画

keikaku — Noun meaning 'plan', 'project', or 'scheme'.

反論

hanron — Noun meaning 'counterargument', 'objection', or 'rebuttal'.

より

yori — Particle meaning 'than', 'from', or 'more than'.

良い

yoi / ii — Adjective meaning 'good', 'fine', or 'excellent'.

案

an — Noun meaning 'plan', 'idea', 'proposal', or 'draft'.

持ち出す

mochidasu — Verb meaning 'to bring out', 'to raise an issue'.

前

mae — Noun meaning 'before', 'front', or 'prior to'.

その

sono — Demonstrative meaning 'that' or 'the said'.

著者

chosha — Noun meaning 'author', 'writer', or 'composer'.

または

mata wa — Conjunction meaning 'or' or 'alternatively'.

たち

tachi — Suffix indicating plurality of people or animate beings.

二つ

futatsu — Counter/noun meaning 'two things' or 'two items'.

点

ten — Noun meaning 'point', 'aspect', 'dot', or 'score'.

十分

juubun — Noun/adjective meaning 'sufficient', 'enough', or 'fully'.

熟慮

jukuryo — Noun meaning 'careful consideration' or 'deliberation'.

いただき

itadaki — Humble verb stem meaning 'to humbly receive' or 'please do'.

たい

tai — Auxiliary adjective suffix expressing desire to do something.

願う

negau — Verb meaning 'to wish', 'to hope', or 'to request'.

第一

daiichi — Noun meaning 'first', 'number one', or 'primary'.

現状

genjou — Noun meaning 'current situation' or 'present conditions'.

において

ni oite — Formal particle phrase meaning 'in', 'at', or 'regarding'.

十万

juuman — Noun meaning 'one hundred thousand' (100,000).

役に立たない

yaku ni tatanai — Phrase meaning 'useless', 'not helpful', or 'of no use'.

口

kuchi — Noun meaning 'mouth', 'opening', or 'person to feed'.

背中

senaka — Noun meaning 'back' (of the body).

いかに

ikani — Adverb meaning 'how', 'in what way', or 'however much'.

食糧

shokuryou — Noun meaning 'food', 'provisions', or 'foodstuffs'.

衣服

ifuku — Noun meaning 'clothing', 'garments', or 'apparel'.

調達

choutatsu — Noun meaning 'procurement', 'supply', or 'raising funds'.

という

to iu — Phrase meaning 'called', 'known as', or 'the matter of'.