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ko·do·ku·shi [co-doe-coo-she]:
origin: [1980s] Japanese; 孤独+死= "alone" + "death"



noun
"Lonely death", the phenomena of dying alone, and not being discovered for some time (thus often leaving a body-shaped dark stain behind) -- a phenomena on the rise btw, like this man whose oozing flesh was partly absorbed by his 6-ton pornography collection.

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Date: 2017-03-08 04:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tsubasa-en11.livejournal.com
I'd sound like a pervert or psycho but how I wish there was a documentary for death like that, a process recording.

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Date: 2017-03-09 05:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] trellia-chan.livejournal.com
This term is new to me, though I was familiar with see-also word on Wikipedia, "hikikomori."

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Date: 2017-03-09 09:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] trellia-chan.livejournal.com
You did! And "Welcome to the N.H.K." was. actually my introduction to the word.

Of course there is no dishonor in dying alone. I'd like to think and hope that most people that do are happy or at peace with their circumstances. :-) And I would think that the comfort of one's own home is always preferable to a hospital!
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