Pursuit - Oiotoshi

Japanese: 追落 - おいおとし

〘noun〙① To drive someone away. To drive away enemy soldiers and capture a castle. By extension, to drag someone down from their position. ※Suichou-bana (1979) by Itsuki Hiroyuki, volume 3 "I was part of the plan to drive off Vice President Horikoshi." ② To threaten or chase passersby and steal their wallet or other items that they drop. Also, the person. This term dates back to the Kamakura period, but in the Edo period it was distinguished from oihagi (highway robbery) under the criminal code and was punishable by death. ※Sataminensho (early 14th century) "Roji rōzai means <abbreviated> ochi-ochi, onna-tori, karita, karihata, etc." ③ In Go, when a stone with a series of chips is chased around and taken without being able to make up the whole pile.

Oi-oto- suoi... [Falling]

〘Ta Sa 5 (4)〙① To pursue and defeat an opponent. ※Heike (early 13th century) 7 "I think I will drive the large forces of the Heike into the Kurikara Valley." ② To drive away an enemy. To drive away enemy soldiers and seize their castle. By extension, to drag someone down from a certain position. ※Heike (early 13th century) 2 "I will abandon my life as a monk and drive away the thugs. " ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) 7 "I will attack from three sides, drive away the castle, and capture the prince alive." ③ To chase and rob. To rob on the street. ※Genpei Seisuiki (early 14th century) 42 "I have heard that he drove away the tax collectors , <omitted> , and killed bandits to rob them in order to support his wife and children."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 追い落とすこと。敵兵を追い払って城を攻め取ること。転じて、人をその地位などから引きずりおろすこと。※水中花（1979）〈五木寛之〉三「堀越副社長追い落し作戦の片棒かついだわけよ」② 往来の人を脅したり追いかけたりして、落とさせた財布などを奪い取ること。また、その者。鎌倉時代からの語だが、江戸時代には、刑法上追剥(おいはぎ)と区別され、死罪に処せられた。※沙汰未練書（１４Ｃ初）「路次狼藉とは〈略〉追落、女捕、刈田、苅畠以下事也」③ 囲碁で、欠け目の続いた石が、あたりで追われて、すべてをつぐことができず取られてしまうこと。

おい‐おと・すおひ‥【追落】

〘他サ五（四）〙① 追って、相手を落とす。※平家（１３Ｃ前）七「平家の大勢をくりからが谷へ追(オヒ)おとさうど思ふなり」② 敵を追い払う。敵兵を追い払ってその城を奪い取る。転じて、人をある地位などから引きずりおろす。※平家（１３Ｃ前）二「入道身を捨てて凶徒を追落(オヒオト)し」※太平記（１４Ｃ後）七「三方より攻上って城を追落し、宮を生捕り奉るべし」③ 追いかけて奪い取る。路上で強奪する。※源平盛衰記（１４Ｃ前）四二「年貢正税追落(おヒヲトシ)、〈略〉殺賊強盗して妻子を養ふとこそ聞く」

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