母(はは) hahaは wa蛇(へび) hebiは waいうまでもなく iumademonaku、毛(け)虫(むし) kemushiも mo嫌(きら)い() kiraiでした deshita。 My mother hated not only snakes but caterpillars too. Literal Mother [topic-は] snakes [topic-は] needless-to-say, caterpillars [even-も] disliked-[polite-past-でした] ~はいうまでもなく = 'needless to say about X' / 'not to mention X.' The pattern sets a baseline (snakes) and then extends to something that might be more surprising (caterpillars). も = 'also/even.' familyanimals~はいうまでもなく (not to mention)
母(はは) hahaは wa蛇(へび) hebiは waいうまでもなく iumademonaku、毛(け)虫(むし) kemushiも mo嫌(きら)い() kiraiでした deshita。 My mother hated not only snakes but caterpillars too. Literal Mother [topic-は] snakes [topic-は] needless-to-say, caterpillars [even-も] disliked-[polite-past-でした] ~はいうまでもなく = 'needless to say about X' / 'not to mention X.' The pattern sets a baseline (snakes) and then extends to something that might be more surprising (caterpillars). も = 'also/even.' familyanimals~はいうまでもなく (not to mention)