How to say "succeeding" in Japanese

• 後続こうぞくCommon
  no-adjective, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers succeeding in the physical or sequential sense: something following or trailing behind another, such as the next car or group in a line. It describes position in a sequence, not achievement.
  「あっ、後続こうぞくのパーティが来きたみたいだな」「あちゃー。休やすんでる間あいだに追おいつかれちゃったわね」↗

  "Ah, the trailing group has arrived." "Oh no. They caught up with us while we were resting."
• 成功せいこうJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers succeeding in the sense of achieving one's goals, especially worldly success and prosperity in life or career. It is about accomplishment, not about following after something, so it is wrong for a 'succeeding' train or section.
  人生じんせいにおける成功せいこうとはかならずしも富とみの獲得かくとくと同おなじものではない。↗

  Success in life is not necessarily the same thing as the acquirement of riches.

Use 後続 for a succeeding or following thing (a vehicle, unit, or group coming next), and 成功 for succeeding in the sense of achieving worldly success or prosperity.

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• 後続こうぞくsucceeding
• 成功せいこうsucceeding (in life)