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.
Best Answer: Originally ãå® otaku meant house - and as nerds and geeks tend to hang out in their house the word for them became Otaku. In Japanese Otaku generally refers to a nerd of some sort - most usually a computer nerd with no physical abilities who is heavily into reading and other solitary pursuits.