to die right after a loved one 後を追う [あとをおう] /(exp,v5u) (1) to pursue/(2) to die right after a loved one/to kill oneself (because one misses or longs to be with a loved one)/(3) to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)/ ------- 跡を追う [あとをおう] /(exp,v5u) (1) to pursue/(2) to die right after a loved one/to kill oneself (because one misses or longs to be with a loved one)/(3) to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)/ |