menu; meal plan; bill of fare
Refers to the dishes planned or served for a meal, especially in home cooking, school lunches, hospitals, restaurants, and meal planning. Common in phrases such as 献立を考える and 献立表.
今日の夕飯の献立を考えている。
I'm thinking about the menu for tonight's dinner.
学校の給食の献立は毎月変わる。
The school lunch menu changes every month.
Non-food use for the contents or order of a program or schedule. This is much less common in modern everyday Japanese than the meal-menu sense; words such as 予定, 日程, or プログラム are usually used instead.
古い案内文に「催しの献立」とあれば、行事の内容や順序を指すことがある。
In an old notice, 催しの献立 can refer to the contents or order of an event.
Coming up with tonight's menu is a struggle every day.
The nutritionist drew up a week's worth of meal plans.
I put together a menu that fit the budget.
I try to include vegetables the kids like in the menu.