上じょう客きゃく

noun

guest of honor

Refers to the most important or honored guest at an event, ceremony, or gathering.

• 結けっ婚こん式しきでは、新しん郎ろう新しん婦ぷの両りょう親しんが上じょう客きゃくとして扱あつかわれる。

  At a wedding, the parents of the bride and groom are treated as guests of honor.

noun

good customer; important customer

Used in business contexts for a valued, regular, or high-spending customer.

• あの料りょう亭ていは上じょう客きゃくを大たい切せつにする。

  That traditional restaurant values its important customers.