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► 副詞
続々  [ぞくぞく]  [liter]    meaning:  one after another  rank: 2
☆ 彼等製品を続々と市場投入した ⇨ They launched new products into the market one after another
☆ 観光客が続々とせた ⇨ Travellers came to town one after another, in droves  (☛ one after another in large amount)

次々  [(2)つぎつぎ]    meaning:  one after another  rank: 2
☆ 問題が次々起こった ⇨ There were one problem after another

► 名詞
芋蔓式  [いもづるしき]    meaning:  one after another  rank: 4
☆ 汚職官僚が芋蔓式にまった ⇨ Corrupt officials are caught like potato vines. One arrest of a corrupt official led to many others  (☛ As if potatoes connected with vines and pulling one bring others together)