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to continue; to last; to go on
to continue (without a break); to be unbroken
to occur again and again
to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin
to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to
to hold out; to keep; to last
雨が三日間続いています。
It has been raining for three days.
線路は山の向こうの町まで続いている。
The railway tracks extend all the way to the town beyond the mountains.
議長の挨拶に続いて来賓のスピーチが行われた。
Following the chair's greeting, the guest speaker took the stage.