to pray / to (sincerely) hope for / (commonly used as passive) to reject job [applicants]

to pray / to wish

(historical, archaic) an ancient form of divination or fortunetelling found in the Nihon Shoki / (archaic) a covenant

a female given name / a surname

a female given name

a female given name / a female given name

pray

(architecture) a thatched roof with high, steep rafters / traditional architecture featuring such roofs

the first sight of something / something seen for the first time

one should start a big project with immediate, practical steps; start small / the person who proposes something should be the first one to take practical steps to implement it