thought (that …); believed, had expected
子供のころ、怪物はそんなに恐ろしい存在じゃないと、僕が思ってたものだ。
When I was a child, I used to think monsters weren't all that scary.
その朝も思ってた“この世の事はみな知ってる”“もう何があっても驚かない”
That morning, too, I thought, “I know everything there is to know about this world. Nothing can surprise me anymore.”
— ウエスタン (1968)
I thought it was okay if this was the end, but...
— Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)