A REPUTATION EARNED. Part of the reason for the misconception about German engineering is that German automakers did, at one time, earn it. When Consumer Reports started its Long-Term Reliability Tests and Initial Quality Index tests way back in 1972, German brands like Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz came out on top.
The term hokku continues to be used in its original sense, as the opening verse of a linked poem.
In modern Japanese slang, the term otaku is mostly equivalent to  geek  or  nerd , but in a more derogatory manner than used in the West. However, it can relate to any fan of any particular theme, topic, hobby or form of entertainment.taku is derived from a Japanese term for another person's house or family (ãå®, otaku). This word is often used metaphorically, as an honorific second-person pronoun. In this usage, its literal translation is you.