後あとを追おう

expression, godan verb (-u)

follow; pursue; chase; run after

Broad physical and figurative use: go after someone or something, follow a person, trail, or course.

• 彼かれは急いそいで彼かの女じょの後あとを追おった。

  He hurried after her.

• 警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃの跡あとを追おっている。

  The police are pursuing the suspect's trail.

expression, godan verb (-u)

die right after a loved one; follow someone in death

Used for dying soon after a close person, or taking one's own life after their death; often carries a literary or dramatic tone.

• 夫おっとの死しの翌よく日じつ、妻つまも後あとを追おった。

  The day after her husband's death, his wife followed him in death.

expression, godan verb (-u)

follow the example of predecessors; follow in the footsteps of

Used for emulating earlier generations, a teacher, or a master; often in contexts of tradition, craft, or succession.

• 彼かれは師し匠しょうの後あとを追おって、同おなじ道みちに進すすんだ。

  He followed in his master's footsteps and took the same path.