Expression
Verb (5-dan, う)
1. to follow; to pursue; to chase; to run after
僕は立ち上がり、彼女の後を追った。I stood up and followed her.
2. to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one
祖父は祖母の後を追うように亡くなった。My grandfather passed away soon after my grandmother, as if following her.
3. to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)