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すみません、このタオルは湯船に入れても大丈夫ですか？それとも頭に乗せるものですか？
すみません、このタオルはゆぶねにいれてもだいじょうぶですか？それともあたまにのせるものですか？
Excuse me, is it okay to put this towel in the bathwater? Or should I put it on my head?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono taoru wa yubune ni iretemo daijōbu desu ka? Soretomo atama ni noseru mono desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Daijōbu desu. Atama ni nosete otsukai kudasai.
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大丈夫です。頭に乗せてお使いください。
だいじょうぶです。あたまにのせておつかいください。
It's fine. Please use it by placing it on your head.
Gesture & etiquette
Point to the small towel, then point to the bath, then point to your head.
Do not put large towels or your body towel into the bathwater. Only the small "face towel" is typically used for scrubbing outside the bath or for placing on your head.
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