〜をもって
As of (formal) 〜をもって
Meaning
"As of ~", "with ~", "by means of ~" — a formal boundary or instrument.
Formation
[time noun] + をもって · [means noun] + をもって
Notes
Announcement language: with a time noun it fixes the moment something takes effect, and with a means noun it states the method (書面をもって). Deliberately stiff, common in notices.
Examples
本日（ほんじつ）をもって、受付（うけつけ）を終了（しゅうりょう）します。
Applications close as of today.
Breakdown
これをもって、閉会（へいかい）とさせていただきます。
With this, we bring the meeting to a close.
Breakdown
結果（けっか）は書面（しょめん）をもってお知（し）らせします。
The results will be notified in writing.
Breakdown
今月末（こんげつまつ）をもって、退職（たいしょく）いたします。
I shall be leaving the company as of the end of this month.
Breakdown
全員（ぜんいん）の賛成（さんせい）をもって可決（かけつ）されました。
It was passed with the agreement of all present.
Breakdown
⚠️ Often confused with
〜しか〜ない
Only 〜しか〜ない
"Only ~" — expresses limitation, with a nuance of "nothing but / not enough". MUST be used...
〜だけ
Only / just だけ
"Only / just ~" — neutral limitation. Unlike しか, だけ goes with an AFFIRMATIVE verb and...
[数量]＋も / [数量]＋しか〜ない
Quantity + も / しか
Colours a quantity as large (も, "as many as") or small (しか〜ない, "only").
〜てばかりいる
Do nothing but 〜てばかりいる
Criticises a repeated action — "does nothing but ~", "is always ~ing".
〜だらけ
Covered in 〜だらけ
"Covered in ~", "full of ~" — an unpleasant abundance.
〜きり
Ever since / only 〜きり
Two uses: "and that was the last of it" after a past verb, and "just / only" after a noun.
〜なんて
Something like (belittling) 〜なんて
Dismisses or belittles — "something like ~", "the very idea of ~". Can also express surpri...
〜限り（は）
As long as 〜限り（は）
"As long as ~", "as far as ~" — the condition under which the statement holds.
〜ない限り
Unless / so long as not 〜ない限り
"Unless ~", "so long as ~ does not happen".
〜に限らず
Not limited to 〜に限らず
"Not just ~", "not limited to ~".
〜に限って
Of all times 〜に限って
"Of all times / of all people ~"; also "~ alone would never".
〜に限る
Nothing beats 〜に限る
"Nothing beats ~", "~ is the best thing".
〜に至るまで
Extending even to 〜に至るまで
"Extending all the way to ~", "down to even ~" — the range reaches an extreme.