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最近陰で部長の事を「指示役とみられる男」って呼んでたけど、
→ “Lately, I've been secretly calling the boss 'the guy who seems like a directive role,' but...”
最近 saikin = lately / recently (adverb)
陰 kage = shadow / in secret (noun)
で de = at / in (particle indicating location or manner)
部長 buchō¹ = department head / manager (noun)
部 bu = section / department
長 chō¹ = head / chief
の no = 's / of (possessive particle)
事 koto = matter / thing / affair (noun)
を o = (object marker particle)
「 = " (opening quotation mark)
指示 shiji = instruction / direction (noun)
指 shi = finger / point
示 ji = show / indicate
役 yaku = role / part (noun)
と to = " / as (quotative particle)
みられる mirareru = seems to be seen / appears to be (passive form of miru)
見 mi = see / look
ら ra = (passive marker auxiliary)
れる reru = (passive verb ending)
男 otoko = man / male (noun)
」 = " (closing quotation mark)
って tte = called / saying (colloquial contraction of tte iru)
呼んで yonde = calling / calling out (te-form of yobu)
呼 yo = call
ん n = (nasal sound / colloquial contraction)
で de = (te-form connector)
た ta = did (past tense auxiliary)
けど kedo = but / however (conjunction)
