32 definitions by Miles Pieri

Cambridge, Uk's 'other' university. Also known as the 'Early Learning Centre'.

The most beautiful sounding combination of two words in the English language.

Japanese woman of a certain age who looks and acts much younger. Given that it's often hard to identify the age of asian women anyway it can be difficult to spot a burriko.

Milky, semen-like water-based soft drink from Japan. Not as odd tasting as Pocari Sweat and not as amusingly named either although it does sound a bit like 'cow piss' I suppose.

A house in Cambridge UK believed to be haunted by a ghost that steals people credit cards and forces them into a life of prostitution.

Iconic anime character originally created by Tezuka Osamu (the 'Manga no Kamisama') as a comic book in the 1950's.
Astro (Tetsuwan Atomu - Mighty/Iron Arm Atom in Japanese) is a young robot boy who fight for truth, justice and the bushido way in a futuristic megalopolis.

Fine Japanese author of urban magic realism. Novels such as 'Dance, Dance, Dance' and 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle' have made Murakami one of the most popular writers in his native country with young people. His story of young love in the 1960's 'Norwegian Wood' was a sensation when it was published in the 1980's.
Best novel (IMHO) - Sputnik Sweetheart