- Topics: --- - Directly translated to English, Itadakimasu means "Thank you for the meal". - It is the everyday way for Japanese people to REFLECT and show GRATITUDE towards everyone involved in the meal, including those who served the food, those who prepared the food, and those who farmed the food. - It also shows gratitude for life. The life of each living ingredient that you are about to consume in order to benefit your own life - the EXCHANGE OF LIFE from a once-living organism to yours. ## See also - [[Okage sama]] - [[Improve your life with everyday Japanese habits]]