Kana: つづける
Kanji: 続ける
Romaji: tsuzukeru

Type: Verb
Meaning: to continue, to keep up, to keep on
JLPT level: N4

Example sentences:

「ええ、そうなんです」相変わらず平次が落ち着き払って続けた。
ee, sou nan desu. aikawarazu heiji ga ochitsukiharatte tsuzuketa.
“Yes, indeed,” continued Heiji, still quite calm.

「あなたは……どなたです？」と彼は今度は光彦にむかって、質問をつづけた。
anata wa donata desu. to kar wa kondo wa mitsuhiko ni mukatte, shitsumon o tsuzuketa.
“Who… are you?” he went on, addressing Mitsuhiko.

それでもなお彼は、交渉さえ続ければ同意を取り付けられるだろうと楽観していた。
sore demo nao kare wa, koushou sae tsuzukereba doui o toritsukerareru darou to rakkan shite ita.
Even so, he continued to hope that they would come around after further negotiation.

結婚を続ける理由が感情だけになれば、当然離婚は増える。
kekkon o tsuzukeru riyuu ga kanjou dake ni nareba, touzen rikon wa fueru.
If people stay married only for emotional reasons, there will inevitably be more divorce.

この幸せは一生続けるだろう。
This happiness will last forever.
Kono shiawase wa isshō tsudzukeru darou.

リンクインは現在も好調に運営を続けている。
LinkedIn thrives to this day.
Rinku in wa genzai mo kōchō ni un’ei o tsudzukete iru.

ぼくは、法律事務所での仕事は続けるつもりでいた。
I had planned on returning to work at the law firm.
Boku wa, hōritsu jimusho de no shigoto wa tsudzukeru tsumori de ita.

自分の手で実験を続けたかったが、それに必要な動物が手に入らなかった。
I wanted to continue the experiments with my own hands, but I couldn’t get my hands on the animals.
Jibun no te de jikken o tsudzuketakatta ga, sore ni hitsuyō na dōbutsu ga te ni hairanakatta.

Meaning in other languages:

Chinese: 接续 (jiēxù)
Korean: 계속하다 (gyesoghada)
In French: continuer
In Spanish: continuar
In German: weitermachen
In Italian: continuare