a kind of traditional Japanese papier-mâché dog doll, formerly considered to be a 魔除け (mayoke, “ward against evil”) and now either a toy or decoration sold as a souvenir

printing and publishing

to print and publish

rail spike

(baseball) high and inside; a pitch thrown near the top the strike zone, relatively close to the batter / short for インターハイ (“inter-high school sports tournament”).

a general manager

intelligence (information)

(derogatory) cur

地中海: Mediterranean Sea

父親: father