それまで

expression

until then; up to that time

Refers to a point in time before which something continues or after which something changes. Often used in narratives or when contrasting past and present.

• それまで彼かれは一いち度ども海かい外がいに行いったことがなかった。

  Until then, he had never been abroad.

• それまで静しずかだった部屋へやが急きゅうに騒さわがしくなった。

  The room, which had been quiet until then, suddenly became noisy.

expression

to that extent; that much

Expresses degree or extent, often in a negative or surprised tone. Common in phrases like それまでか (is that all?) or それまでだ (that's the end of it).

• 彼かれの努ど力りょくもそれまでだった。

  His efforts ended there (were only to that extent).

• どんなに頑がん張ばっても、運うんがなければそれまでだ。

  No matter how hard you try, without luck, that's all there is to it.

expression

the end of it; all there is to it

Used to indicate that something has reached its limit or conclusion, often with a sense of finality or resignation. Frequently appears in set expressions like それまでだ or それまでよ.

• ここで諦あきらめたら、すべてはそれまでだ。

  If you give up here, that's the end of everything.

• 人じん生せいは一いち度どきり、死しんでしまえばそれまでよ。

  You only live once; once you die, that's it.