to suffer because of a bad decision or mistake
悪い決断やミスのせいで苦しむ (warui ketsudan ya misu no sei de kurushimu)
"He burned his fingers by trusting the wrong person."
"彼は間違った人を信じて指を焼いた。" (Kare wa machigatta hito o shinjite **yubi o yaita**.)
to establish a unique place or role for oneself
To make the right moves to achieve success.
to improve oneself by understanding and correcting errors
to have complete control or influence over someone
to become worse or decline in health
to persuade someone to join an activity