noun
continuation; rest; next installment; sequel
Refers to what comes after an interrupted or previous part, especially the rest of a story, work, conversation, or serialized piece.
この話の続きは明日話します。
I'll tell you the rest of this story tomorrow.
続きは次
The next installment will be published in the next issue.
noun
flow; continuity; pacing
Used for how well parts of a text or story connect and proceed; often evaluated as natural, smooth, poor, or awkward.
この文章は前後の続きが少し不自然だ。
The flow between the parts of this passage is a little unnatural.
noun, used as a suffix
succession of; series of; stretch; streak
Suffix-like use after nouns or verbal nouns to mean that the same kind of event or condition has continued for a while, as in 雨続き or 残業続き.
雨続きで洗濯物が乾かない。
Because of this stretch of rainy weather, the laundry won't dry.
最近は残業続きで疲れている。
I've been tired lately from a run of overtime work.