いただきます

Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of いただきます – see the following entry.
頂きます
[phrase] (humble, polite) to receive
[phrase] (humble, polite) to eat; I will eat, let's eat
[verb] formal non-past of いただく (itadaku)
Alternative spelling
戴きます
(This term, いただきます, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)