(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

in Shintō, a holy area surrounded by a barrier of trees; used as a place to summon and worship gods

The hiragana syllable そ (so). Its equivalent in katakana is ソ (so). It is the fifteenth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is さ行お段 (sa-gyō o-dan, “row sa, section o”).

粗: / 疎:

十: ten / 衣: clothing / 背: back / 麻: hemp / 磯: rocky beach / 阻: / 俎: / 祖: ancestor / 疽: / 租: / 素: / 粗: / 疏: / 疎: / 酥, 蘇: