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〜ていただく

te itadaku

ていただく is not a request — it is lifting what someone did up to your forehead

The picture Taking what the other person did into both hands and raising it to the height of your own head. いただく literally means to receive something onto your head. ていただく lifts their act up with your hands; てくださる has them lowering it down to you. Same act, opposite camera.

Everyday expressions