hikikomori n.— «Hikikomori has become a major issue in Japan. Loosely translated as “social withdrawal,” hikikomori refers to the state of anomie into which an increasing number of young Japanese seem to fall these days...
bed-blocker n.— «The son said she was not going to be moved. He was happy to pay for chronic care, but not for the six weeks of nursing care that the consultant had deemed necessary for the acute incident.…I can vouch for this...
noisy withdrawal n.— «“Noisy withdrawal”—where lawyers are required if necessary to resign with notice to the SEC where there has been a serious breach of securities law.» —“Let me in, I’m a lawyer” by Jon...