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Once A occurs, B happens (a continual result)
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みつかった が 最 後 、 真 珠 は 取 り 上 げ ら れ て し ま う ぞ 。 
As soon as we find that pearl, they'll take it from us.
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この 部屋 に 入 っ た ら 最 後 、 引 き 返 す こと は できません よ 。 
Once you enter this room, there's no turning back.
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兄 は 一 度 決 め た ら 最 後 、 絶 対 に 諦 め な い 。 
Once my older brother decides on something, he never gives up.

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AVerb: Casual, past (た)
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最後
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Basic Examples:
寝たが最後起こせない (once he falls asleep he can't be awoken.)

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Grammar usage notes

Conveys the feeling that if you do A, it will have a result that can't be reversed.
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lou1sb
Level: 1
There's also a more colloquial version of this construction:

Verb + たら + 最後
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恵理子
Level: 1

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mysticfive
Level: 1985
B doesn't have to be something bad (for example この鉛筆が書きやすいで、手に入れたが最後いつも使いたくなる。) - I would say the definition of this pattern is more like, "as soon as A happens, B" or something like that.
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15 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 298
Yea - on a bit more research, I now agree that the original definition was a bit too restrictive. It can be positive/negative, and conveys that once something happens, the result is kind of permanent/continual.
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