We rode back to my japanese tatami-style house in Meilun Hualian. The Pacific Ocean glistened in the east. Cloud-covered mountains towered high above us to the west.

然后，我们骑车回我居住的日式榻榻米房子，在房子东面有太平洋闪闪的水光，在其西面有云层环绕的群山耸立其中。

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A section of translucent honeycomb-formation insulation in the floor of a mezzanine level also allows heat and sunlight to filter through to a traditional Japanese tatami room situated directly below.

在夹层的地板上，一片半透明的蜂窝结构形成绝缘层，同时让热量和阳光通过它过滤到正下方的传统日本榻榻米房间里。

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Since Japanese traditionally slept and sat on tatami mat floors, furniture did not play the strong role it did in the West.

在传统上由于日本人坐在榻榻米地板上，在榻榻米地板上睡觉，因此，家具没有发挥西方那样大的作用。

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The crisis exposed or exacerbated ugly elements of Japanese society that had been swept under the tatami mat, from its high rate of suicides and domestic violence to bureaucratic bungling and dishonesty.

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Another project included a Tatami room in a Boston penthouse and a master bathroom suite with a Japanese soaking tub space.

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