N2 — outside your level filter
write + (past) + after much X, finally — the result a long and effortful process arrived at
kaita sueni
after much X, finally — the result a long and effortful process arrived at
meaning: after much writing
さんざん迷ったすえに、青いほうを選んだ。
sanzan mayotta sueni, aoi hou o eranda.
I picked the blue one after much hesitating. neutral
あちこち探した末に、結局同じ店で買ったんだ。
achikochi sagashita sue ni, kekkyoku onaji mise de katta n da.
After hunting all over, I ended up buying it at the same shop after all. casual