No. 992 in Japanese
続き
"Continuation" or "sequel."
In a sentence
映画の続きが気になる。
I'm curious about the continuation of the movie.
In this sentence, '続き' refers to the remaining or next part (continuation) of something, in this case, a movie.
昨日の話の続きについて語りましょう。
Let's talk about the continuation of yesterday's story.
Here, '続き' pertains to the part that follows or continues a previously discussed topic or story.
物語の続きが本の次の章で明かされる。
The continuation of the story is revealed in the next chapter of the book.
In this example, '続き' indicates the proceeding segment of a narrative or story, elaborated in subsequent content.
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