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FAT, raccoon-faced, and with the severed head of one of his enemies at his feet, Ieyasu Tokugawa, Japan’s mightiest shogun, hardly looks like a heartthrob. Yet this is the image of him that confronts awestruck young women when they travel to the village of Sekigahara in central Japan.



A parliamentary government would have the virtue of not only dislodging Robert Mugabe, but assuring a more democratic Zimbabwe in the future.


SINCE 2001, when the Taliban were dislodged from power in Afghanistan, the international community has spent many billions of dollars toward the nation’s reconstruction. Yet not much progress can be seen. Poor management and lack of coordination among aid agencies are the major reasons for this dismal record, but another very simple problem has been a failure to make sure that the Afghan people have access to books and other printed materials with the information they need to move forward.

The public face of the world’s emerging superpower gazed at the hill above him, its forests reduced to gashes of earth and rock by landslides dislodged in the massive earthquake.
Ashen-faced, he appeared genuinely awestruck by the power of nature and the extent of the tragedy surrounding him as he stood in the town nearest to the epicentre.

 Japan's 'Shadow Shogun' Acquitted in Fund-Raising Scandal
Voice of America (blog)
Influential Japanese political figure Ichiro Ozawa was acquitted Thursday on charges of violating fund-raising laws, setting up a possible showdown in the country's ruling party. The Tokyo District Court said there was no evidence that Ozawa knowingly ...



  "great lord, shogun" ; dà "great" + jūn "prince"]
最後的中文像是大君的意思，然而其發音我覺得像台語的大（將）軍

，日文指的是幕府時代的大將軍。

shogun[sho・gun]

• 発音記号[ʃóugən]

[名]将軍.

［日本語］raccoon
also n., pl., rac·coons, or raccoon, also ra·coons or racoon.

1. A carnivorous North American mammal (Procyon lotor) having grayish-brown fur, black masklike facial markings, and a black-ringed bushy tail.
2. The fur of this mammal.
3. Any of various similar or related animals.

[Of Virginia Algonquian origin.]

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North American raccoon (Procyon lotor). (credit: Leonard Lee Rue III)




Prominent Republican Sen. John McCain said the U.S. should launch airstrikes on Syria to help rebels dislodge the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad.

dislodge
verb [T]
to remove something or someone, especially by force, from a fixed position:
The earthquake dislodged stones from the walls and the roof.
We need two wins to dislodge the French team from first place.

Greece and Italy Seek a Solution From Technocrats

By RACHEL DONADIO

The question in both countries is whether the new leaders can succeed where their predecessors failed and dislodge the entrenched cultures of political patronage.

awestruckadjective (ALSO awestricken)
filled with feelings of admiration or respect:
an awestruck admirer/fan/visitor/tourist
I could tell she was impressed from the awestruck expression on her face.