<<< > And I have no idea what a "itadakimasu" is.>>>
 
<<damn, i should know what that is. i think what you say before you start a
meal, although i have no idea of an exact translation =) and i could easily
be wrong =) >>

I believe it means, "Thank you for the meal." I might be wrong...just thought
I'd help with the 2 years of Jap I took in High school....

-WarHammer