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► 副助詞
  [(1)まで]    meaning:  even  rank: 1
☆ 最近小学生迄皆携帯電話持っている ⇨ Nowadays even elementary school students all have cell phones
☆ 大き借金をして、までらなくてはいけなくなってしまった ⇨ He got into a huge debt, and he had to sell even his house
☆ までそんなことを出すとはいた ⇨ I’m surprised that even he started saying something like that
☆ 彼等は二リーグチームにまでけた ⇨ They even lost to a team from the second-tier league

  [(1)まで]    meaning:  far  rank: 1
☆ まで行ったら一休みしよう ⇨ Let’s take a break when we reach the next time

  [(1)まで]  [ここまで]    meaning:  far  rank: 1
☆ ここまで来るにはくの努力必要だった ⇨ It took a lot of hard word to come this far

  [(1)まで]  [あそこまで]    meaning:  much  rank: 1
☆ あいつはあそこまで狂ってるとはわなかった ⇨ I didn’t think he was that crazy
☆ あそこまで説明したのに未だ理解しなかった ⇨ I explained that much and he still didn’t understand

  [(1)まで]  [ここまで]    meaning:  much  rank: 1
☆ ここまで親切滅多にいない ⇨ There are very few people who are kind to this degree
☆ ここまで頼んでるのにそれでも駄目なわけ? ⇨ I am begging this much and you still refuse?

  [(1)まで]  [そこまで]    meaning:  much  rank: 1
☆ そこまでまずい状況ではない ⇨ The situation is not that bad
☆ そこまで言う必要はないだろう ⇨ You don’t need to say, criticize, complain, that much

  [(1)まで]    meaning:  to  rank: 1
☆ 新宿まで行ってくる ⇨ I will go to Shinjuku  (☛ Implies you go somewhere and come back quickly)

  [(1)まで]    meaning:  until  rank: 1
☆ は九までいている ⇨ The store is open until 9
☆ 指示があるまで待機のこと ⇨ Wait until there are further instructions
☆ 明日まで待つことにした ⇨ I decided to wait until tomorrow

  [(1)まで]  [ここまで]    meaning:  until  rank: 1
☆ ここまで頑張ったんだからめるのはもったいない ⇨ I’ve worked so hard until now, so it would be a shame if I give up now

  [(1)まで]  [これまで]    meaning:  until  rank: 1
☆ それはこれ迄は問題にならなかった ⇨ That was not an issue until now

  [(1)まで]  [それまで]    meaning:  until  rank: 1
☆ それはそれ迄は問題にならなかった ⇨ That was not an issue until then

  [(1)まで]  [liter]    meaning:  only  rank: 3
☆ ねられたから意見したまでだ ⇨ I commented only because I was asked to  (☛ Always used as “I did something only because …”)

► 成句
迄も  [(1)までも]  [迄も無い]  [liter]    meaning:  unnecessary  rank: 3
☆ ~な言う迄もい ⇨ Needless to say it is …
☆ えはく迄もらかだ ⇨ The answer is so obvious that you don’t have to ask
☆ 結果はやってみる迄もらかだ ⇨ The result is so obvious that you don’t have to actually try it