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If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.
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Vocabulary list

aomuke
noun
  1. facing upward (usu. as 〜に)
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
neru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to sleep (lying down)
  2. to go to bed; to lie in bed
  3. to lie down
  4. to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
  5. to lie flat (e.g. of hair)
  6. to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
  7. to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
shita
noun
  1. tongue
  2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
ya
particle
  1. such things as ...; and ... and (used for non-exhaustive lists related to a specific time and place)
  2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as (after the dictionary form of a verb)
copula
  1. be; is
interjection
  1. o; oh (punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.)
  2. huh; what (interjection expressing surprise)
  3. hi
  4. yes; what?
particle
  1. yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it? (indicates a question)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
oku
noun
  1. inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart); recesses; heart
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
sagaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower
  2. to hang; to dangle
  3. to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire
  4. to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded
  5. to get closer to the present day
  6. to go south (in Kyoto)
tame
noun, adverb
  1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  2. sake; purpose; objective; aim
  3. consequence; result; effect
  4. affecting; regarding; concerning
joukidou
noun
  1. upper respiratory tract; upper airway
jouki
noun, suru verb
  1. flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
dou
noun
  1. road; path; street; route
  2. way; set of practices; rules for conducting oneself
  3. Buddhist teachings
  4. Taoism
  5. modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
  6. historical administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.)
  7. province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
  8. province (modern administrative region of Korea)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
fusagaru

masu stem

fusagari
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up
  2. to be clogged; to be plugged up
  3. to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
yasui

Adverbial Form

yasuku
suffix, i adjective
  1. likely to ...; have a tendency to ... (after -masu stem of verb)
  2. easy to ... (after -masu stem of verb)
naru

Polite Present Indicative Form

narimasu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)

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