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すみません、このタオル、湯船に入れてもいいですか？
すみません、このタオル、ゆぶねにいれてもいいですか？
Excuse me, is it okay to put this towel in the bathwater?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono taoru, yubune ni irete mo ii desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Yubune ni wa irezu ni, atama no ue ni noseru ka, karada o arau basho no oke ni oite kudasai.
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湯船には入れずに、頭の上に乗せるか、体を洗う場所の桶に置いてください。
ゆぶねにはいれずに、あたまのうえにのせるか、からだをあらうばしょのおけにおいてください。
Please don't put it in the bathwater; place it on your head or in the bucket at the washing station.
Gesture & etiquette
Point to the towel, then gesture towards the bathwater.
Never put the small modesty towel (tenugui) into the main bathwater for hygiene reasons. Do not use it to scrub your body while in the main bath.
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