友情が仕事より大切なのは言うまでもない。

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English Translation

It goes without saying that friendship is more important than business.

Furigana

友情(ゆうじょう)が仕事(しごと)より大切(たいせつ)なのは言(い)うまでもない。

Romanji

Yūjō ga shigoto yori taisetsuna no wa iumademonai.

Words

友情 (ゆうじょう)

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

大切 (たいせつ、たいせち)

important; necessary; indispensable; beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable; careful

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

言うまでもない (いうまでもない、ゆうまでもない)

it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said