炬燵(こたつ)kotatsu, table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

寒(さむ)くなったので炬燵(こたつ)を出(だ)しました。

Since it became cold, I brought out the kotatsu. {kotatsu, table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat}

こたつの中(なか)はいつもポカポカしていて暖(あたた)かい。

The inside of the kotatsu is always cozy and warm. {kotatsu, table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat}

外(そと)から凍(こご)えて帰(かえ)ってきた父(ちち)が炬燵(こたつ)で温(あたた)まっています。

My father, who came back home freezing from outside, is warming up at the kotatsu. {kotatsu, table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat}

炬燵(こたつ)にあたるや否(いな)や、強張(こわば)っていた筋肉(きんにく)が緩(ゆる)んできました。

As soon as I warmed myself at the kotatsu, the tense muscles began to relax. {kotatsu, table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat}

冬(ふゆ)の醍醐味(だいごみ)は空(そら)を舞(ま)う雪(ゆき)を見(み)ながらこたつに入(はい)ってぬくぬくすることだ。

The ultimate pleasure of winter is to snuggle up in a kotatsu, a table over an electric heater with a hanging quilt that retains heat, while watching the snow dancing in the sky. {kotatsu, table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat}