solicitous showing care, attention, or concern.
panorama a picture unrolled before the spectator in such a way as to give the impression of a continuous view.
fission fragments fragments resulting from the splitting of an atom's nucleus.
papier-mache suitcase a carrying case made of a hardened mixture of paper pulp, glue, and so on.
breviary a book containing the Psalms, readings, prayers, and so on of the Divine Office.
Molotov flower basket (also bread basket) Japanese name for a self-scattering cluster of bombs.
extricated set free; release or disentangle (from a net, difficulty, and so on).
incapacitated unable to engage in normal activity; disable.
Mercurochrome trademark for a red liquid solution used as a mild antiseptic and germicide.
abrasions and lacerations scrapes and jagged tears or wounds.
porte-cochere a kind of porch roof projecting over a driveway at an entrance, as of a house.
Shinto shrine a religious building of the principal religion of Japan, with emphasis upon the worship of nature, ancestors, ancient heroes, and the divinity of the emperor. Prior to 1945, Shinto was the state religion.
brackish having an unpleasant taste; nauseating.
corrugated iron iron sheet formed into a wavy pattern of parallel grooves and ridges.
grotesque characterized by distortions or striking incongruities in appearance, shape, or manner; fantastic, bizarre.
atavistic displaying characteristics of remote ancestors.
ionization the process by which something becomes electrically charged, as a gas under the influence of radiation or electric discharge; here, the smell from such a process.
prostrate lying flat, prone, or supine; in a state of physical exhaustion or weakness.
Occidental a person born in the West or a member of Western culture. Here, Father Kleinsorge is German rather than Japanese.
Grummans military aircrafts made by the American firm Grumman Aircraft Corporation.
vortex a whirling mass of water forming a vacuum at its center into which anything caught in the motion is drawn; whirlpool.
razed to tear down completely; level to the ground, demolish.
