熊が眠ったり横になるとき、その姿勢は熱を逃したいのか保ちたいのかによる。

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English Translation

When bears sleep or lie down, their postures depend on whether they want to get rid of heat or conserve it.

Furigana

熊(くま)が眠(ねむ)ったり横(よこ)になるとき、その姿勢(しせい)は熱(ねつ)を逃(のが)したいのか保(たも)ちたいのかによる。

Romanji

Kuma ga nemu tari yoko ni naru toki, sono shisei wa netsu o nogashitai no ka tamochitai no ka ni yoru.

Words

熊 (くま)

bear (animal)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)

to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes

たり (たり、だり)

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (used adverbially) doing such things as...; expresses a command; (after a noun) to be; indicates completion or continuation of an action

横 (よこ)

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside; next to; unconnected

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

姿勢 (しせい)

attitude; posture; stance; approach; carriage (of the body)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

熱 (ねつ)

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion; enthusiasm; mania; craze; rage

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

逃す (のがす)

to miss; to lose; to give away; to let go; to set free; to let get away; to fail to ...

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

保つ (たもつ)

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable

因る (よる)

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at