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後を追う跡を追うあとを追う
あとをおう
1. [exp,v5u]
▶ to follow
▶ to pursue
▶ to chase
▶ to run after
2. [exp,v5u]
▶ to die right after a loved one
▶ to kill oneself after the death of a loved one
3. [exp,v5u]
▶ to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

Conjugations


History:
5. A 2018-07-07 23:10:58  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
中辞典
  Diff:
@@ -20,0 +21 @@
+<gloss>to chase</gloss>
4. A* 2018-07-05 12:39:43 
  Refs:
https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=後を追う
  Comments:
「ミリーが微笑みを残して急ぎ足で家に歩く。俺も慌てて後を追った。」
  Diff:
@@ -18,0 +19 @@
+<gloss>to follow</gloss>
@@ -19,0 +21 @@
+<gloss>to run after</gloss>
3. A 2018-01-25 00:16:38  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2018-01-24 21:27:12  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij
G n-grams:
後を追う	        88530
跡を追う	        3183
あとを追う	9982
  Comments:
I think this is a better gloss for sense 2.
  Diff:
@@ -8,0 +9,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>あとを追う</keb>
@@ -22 +25 @@
-<gloss>to kill oneself (because one misses or longs to be with a loved one)</gloss>
+<gloss>to kill oneself after the death of a loved one</gloss>
1. A 2007-08-15 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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