軍拡ぐんかく (gunkaku)

そのグループは 軍拡ぐんかくに 反対はんたいしています

That group opposes the military expansion.

井上馨から海軍拡張案のことで尋ねられた際、以下のように言った。

Ｗhen Kaoru INOUE asked SAIGO about the Navy expansion plan, he replied as follows.

ただし築城や軍拡などのために領民の負担自体は高くなったのも事実である。

It is also true, however, that the burden of the people of the domain actually increased under his government for the construction of the castle and the military expansion.1882

年8月山県有朋は煙草税増税分による軍備拡張を、9月岩倉具視は清を仮想敵国とする海軍軍拡と増税を建議した。

Aritomo YAMAGATA proposed building up the military forces by increasing the tax on cigarettes in August 1882, and Tomomi IWAKURA proposed to increase taxes to build up the Navy, setting up Qing as an imaginary enemy.

日本では勧告を受諾した政府に対して世論は激しく反発したが、政府は臥薪嘗胆をスローガンにこれを対露敵対心に振り向けて六六艦隊計画をはじめとする軍拡を進めた。

Although the Japanese strongly accused the government of its acceptance of the recommendation, the Japanese government transformed the anger to hostility against Russia and proceeded with military expansion with projects, including 'rokuroku kantai keikaku' (literally, 66 fleets project) with the slogan, 'endurance of hardship'.

もっとも、第1次山本内閣の後を受けて大命降下した清浦奎吾は、海軍拡張（八八艦隊の建造費用）について海軍と合意できず、海軍大臣候補が得られなかったため、組閣を断念している（鰻香内閣）。

For Keigo KIYOURA, however, who was given an imperial command after taking over the first Yamamoto Cabinet, it proved impossible to gain consensus in regards to the Navy expansion (construction costs for fleet 88) and to obtain the Navy's ministerial candidates; therefore, he gave up on forming a Cabinet (Manko Cabinet).