thus; in this way

(と〜) thinking that […] (with the next clause explaining that the truth is contrary to expectations)

to seem, to appear

continuative of the passive of 思う (omou); continuative of 思われる (omowareru)

(as と思われ) (2channel slang) Synonym of と思う (to omou)

in my opinion; I think; I guess; upon thought; upon reflection; upon contemplation / conceivably; presumably

as one wishes, in a way that one wants

sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, offhand / suddenly serious (said of an illness; most often in the construction にわかになる (niwaka ni naru)) / temporary, makeshift, impermanent, ad hoc

such

a target, a mark, a bullseye / an objective, an object (of doing something)