1.
continuation, sequel
The part that follows; what comes next in a series or story.
続きは明日話します。
I'll tell you the rest tomorrow.
この映画の続きが見たい。
I want to see the sequel to this movie.
この本の続きはいつ出ますか。
When will the continuation of this book come out?
2.
succession, series
Things happening consecutively.
雨続きで洗濯物が乾かない。
The laundry won't dry because of the continuous rain.
〜続き = a series of ~, continuous ~
失敗続きで、自信をなくしてしまった。
After a series of failures, I lost my confidence.
最近いいこと続きで、毎日が楽しい。
Good things keep happening lately, and every day is fun.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 続きを読む/見る (to read/watch the continuation)
- 続きは〜 (the rest is ~, to be continued ~)
- 〜続き (continuous ~, a series of ~)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 雨続き (continuous rain)
- 不運続き (a series of misfortunes)
- 続きもの (serial, series)
RELATED VERB:
- 続く (to continue) - this noun is derived from the verb