留とめ湯ゆ

noun

one's own bath; private bath

A bath reserved for one's own use, as opposed to a shared bath. Often used in the context of traditional inns or bathhouses where a bath can be rented privately.

See also: 留風呂

• 旅りょ館かんで留とめ湯ゆを頼たのんだ。

  I reserved a private bath at the inn.

noun

reusing yesterday's bath water

Refers to the practice of keeping and reusing bath water from the previous day, often by reheating it. Common in households where water is conserved.

• うちでは留とめ湯ゆにして、翌よく日じつも同おなじお湯ゆを使つかう。

  At our house, we keep the bath water and use it again the next day.

noun

monthly pass for a public bath

A subscription or pass allowing unlimited use of a public bath for a month. Now mostly historical, as public baths have declined.

• 昔むかしは留とめ湯ゆを買かって、毎まい日にち銭せん湯とうに通かよったものだ。

  In the old days, people would buy a monthly pass and go to the public bath every day.