番ばん台だい

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Meanings

attendant's booth (in a bathhouse changing room)

Refers to the raised platform or booth in a traditional Japanese public bath (銭湯) where an attendant sits to oversee the changing rooms and collect fees.

銭せん湯とうの番ばん台だいには、いつもおばあさんが座すわっている。
An old lady always sits at the attendant's booth in the public bath.
番ばん台だいから脱だつ衣い所じょ全ぜん体たいが見み渡わたせる。
From the attendant's booth, you can see the whole changing room.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が番ばん台だいに座すわるfor someone to sit in the attendant's booth
銭せん湯とうのおばあさんは番ばん台だいに座すわっていた。
The old woman sat in the attendant's booth of the public bath.
番ばん台だいに上あがるto get up onto the attendant's booth
番ばん台だいに上あがって客きゃくを出で迎むかえた。
He got up onto the attendant's booth to greet the customers.
番ばん台だいを守まもるto keep watch from the attendant's booth
主しゅ人じんが留る守すの間あいだ、息子むすこが番ばん台だいを守まもっていた。
While the owner was away, his son kept watch from the attendant's booth.