までも
Meanings
Expression
1. to (an extent); up to; so far as; even (Usually kana, more emphatic than まで)
2. there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ... (Usually kana, as ...までもない)
3. even if there is no need to ... (at least ...) (Usually kana, as ...ないまでも)
Examples23
君の
Your report is pretty good, if not excellent.
暑い
It is warm, not to say hot.
昨晩
It was cool, not to say cold last night.
私
I met with a cool, not to say hostile, reception.
わずか６ヶ月
It would be unwise, not to say stupid, of you to quit your first job after only six months.
われわれ
We look back on days gone by, if not always with affections, at any rate with a kind of wistfulness.