部長 ぶちょう代理 だいり

buchōdairi

1. Not vice-president.; Not acting director.

1. Was vice-principal.; Was acting principal.

1. Acting for the department head; Deputy head of the department

1. Acting director; Deputy director

1. Not the department head's substitute.; Not acting as department head.

1. Not the department head's substitute.; Not acting as department head.

1. Was vice-principal.; Was acting principal.

1. Deputy director.; Acting director.

1. I am not the department head's substitute.; I am not acting as department head.

1. Was not acting as department head.; Was not a substitute for the department head.

1. Probably the vice-principal.; Probably a substitute principal.

1. Was not acting as department head.; Was not the department head's substitute.

1. Was not acting as department head.; Was not the department head's substitute.

1. Probably the vice-principal.; Likely the department head's proxy.

1. Was not acting as department head.; Was not the department head's substitute.

1. If/when the department head's proxy/substitute…; If/when acting as department head…

1. If the department head's proxy; If one were the department head's proxy

1. If the department head's proxy; When the department head's proxy