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思いきや  [(5)おもいきや]  [liter]    meaning:  think  rank: 3
☆ やっと解決したと思いきや、またたな問題こった ⇨ Just when I thought everything was resolved, a new problem came up


More examples:
  • 平日ならいているだろうと思いきやどっこい混雑だった ⇨ I thought it’d be empty on a weekday, but on the contrary it was very crowded