to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
senior high school; high school
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman
unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake
contest; comparison; competition
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
reconciliation; make peace with
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
even more; still more; further
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
postwar period; period after Second World War
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
campus dispute; campus strife
society; public; community; social studies
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to forget completely; to leave behind
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to concern; to be related
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly