伴ばん食しょく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

eating with a guest; dining together

Refers to the act of sharing a meal with a guest, often in a formal or hospitality context. Can be used as a noun or with する.

• 社しゃ長ちょうは来らい客きゃくと伴ばん食しょくした。

  The company president dined with the visitor.

• 伴ばん食しょくの席せきでは、堅かた苦くるしい話わ題だいは避さけたほうがいい。

  At a meal with a guest, it's better to avoid stiff topics.

noun

nominal official; figurehead

Derogatory term for an official who holds a title but has no real authority or does no real work; a sinecure. Used only as a noun.

• 彼かれは伴ばん食しょくに過すぎず、実じっ権けんは全まったくなかった。

  He was nothing more than a nominal official, with no real authority at all.