Japanese word meaning "until", "as far as", "even", or "only".
Pronounced as "maa-deh".
迄 in kanji, but
usually rendered as the kana まで (今まで, ima made (until now) is one phrase that appears very often).
"Hyottoshite, ima made kidzuite nakatta no desu ka"
"Iya, aa.... Souzou rachigai datta mon de..."
"Did you
possibly not notice until
just now?"
"Er, well.... It was just so beyond my
imagination that..."