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Manner when Eating

When you start eating, you are supposed to say "Itadakimasu". It means simply "I eat it" but it includes appriciation to whom cooked the meals, and god who provided foods to human. After you finish eating, say "Gochisousama". It simply means "I'm done", but similarly, it includes a meaning of appriciation.

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