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すみません、この小さなタオルは湯船に入れても大丈夫ですか？
すみません、このちいさなたおるはゆぶねにいれてもだいじょうぶですか？
Excuse me, is it alright to put this small towel in the bathtub (onsen water)?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono chiisana taoru wa yubune ni irete mo daijōbu desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Iie, yubune ni wa irenaide kudasai. Atama ni noseru ka, fuchi ni oite kudasai.
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いいえ、湯船には入れないでください。頭に乗せるか、淵に置いてください。
いいえ、ゆぶねにはいれないでください。あたまにのせるか、ふちに置いてください。
No, please don't put it in the bathwater. Please put it on your head or on the edge of the bath.
Gesture & etiquette
Holding up the small towel for clarification.
Never put the small towel (face towel) into the main bath water for hygiene reasons. Do not get the large bath towel wet before entering the bathing area.
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