言うまでもないことだが、ジュディはいつものように遅れてきた。

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

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

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

unglazed reddish brown pottery (originally from China)

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

always; usually; every time; never

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

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue