Aww, that’s sweet cos an earthquake (tenshit) destroyed the shrine before!
Really now? They don't look like it, but they're sacred creatures. It seems that most of the houses that geckos lived in were safe when a big earthquake happened in the past.Reimu! I'm giving you a newt! Here!Isn't that a gecko?Go get rid of it.It's a gecko.A newt!You mean a gecko.This thing can't protect houses!In kanji, it's written as 家 (house) 守 (protect).