future good luck; good luck to come
Specifically refers to a fortune-telling result from omikuji, indicating that good luck will come later, though the present may be modest. Compare with 大吉 (great blessing) and 凶 (bad luck).
See also: おみくじ
おみくじを引いたら末吉だった。
When I drew an omikuji, it was 'future good luck'.
末吉は、今はあまり良くなくても、これから運が開けるという意味です。
Suekichi means that even if things aren't great now, your luck will improve from here on.
おみくじ is the fortune slip itself; 末吉 is one of the possible results written on it.
Standard kanji form for this omikuji result term.
From 末 (end, future) and 吉 (good luck), literally 'future good luck'. The term is used in the context of omikuji fortune slips.