しぬ
to die
Bare bones with a figure folded over beside them. The dog was ill a long while, and then the basket by the door was just a basket. She knew しぬ before you did: しぬ.
Blunt, and used plainly of animals. About a person, 亡くなる なくなる is the gentle way to say it.
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