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).