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kotatsu, table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)(explanation)
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When winter comes, I can't get myself out of the kotatsu.
My grandmother was eating mandarin oranges while sitting in the kotatsu.
The warmth of the kotatsu makes you forget the cold of winter.
In Japanese households, there is a custom of enjoying family togetherness gathered around the kotatsu.
It is said that the kotatsu, as a heating appliance, used charcoal as its heat source before electric models became widespread.
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