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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？
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？
Excuse me, is it okay to put this towel in the bathtub?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono taoru wa yubune ni iretemo daijōbu desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Iie, yubune ni wa irezu ni atama no ue ni oku ka, yubune no soto ni oite kudasai.
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いいえ、湯船には入れずに頭の上に置くか、湯船の外に置いてください。
いいえ、ゆぶねにはいれずにあたまのうえにおくか、ゆぶねのそとにおいてください。
No, please don't put it in the bathwater. Instead, place it on your head or outside the tub.
Gesture & etiquette
Point to the towel, then to the bathwater, then make a questioning face.
Do not put your small towel (tenugui) into the bathwater in public baths or onsens. It's usually placed on your head or at the edge of the tub.
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