YOU SAID:
The cat chased the bird until it flew away
INTO JAPANESE
猫は鳥が飛び去るまで追いかけた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat chased until the bird flew away
INTO JAPANESE
猫は鳥が飛び去るまで追いかけた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat chased until the bird flew away
That didn't even make that much sense in English.