Original sentence: An average modern Japanese would find it difficult to translate what wabi-sabi means into English, because its definition relies on certain cultural assumptions.Contrast Murakami with Yasunari Kawabata, whose work is firmly in the wabi-sabi tradition.It always describes something to do with people, or their will.The most widely-known Japanese writer embodying "iki" is Haruki Murakami, who writes straightforwardly of idiosyncratic topics.Wabi-sabi continues to influence Japanese culture, although its influence is far less than in pre-modern times
Edited sentence: An average modern Japanese would not be able to explain what wabi-sabi means, because these old ideals are hardly used today.It's always something to do with people, or their will.They are frequently mis-introduced to non-Japanese, as if they represent major Japanese values, but this is not true