Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
to follow; to pursue; to chase; to run after
彼らはその車が残していった跡を追った。They followed the tracks the car had left. to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one
to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
Also written 跡を追う【あとをおう】、あとを追う【あとをおう】