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They parted with a firm handshake.
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karera
pronoun
  1. they; them (usu. in ref. to males or a mixed-sex group)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
katai
i adjective
  1. hard; solid; tough (esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
  2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
  3. strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
  4. safe; steady; honest; steadfast
  5. obstinate; stubborn
  6. bookish; formal; stuffy
akushuwokawasu

te-form

akushuwokawashite
expression, godan verb
  1. to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
akushu
noun, suru verb
  1. handshake
  2. reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
kawasu

te-form

kawashite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)
  2. to intersect; to cross; to interlace
suffix, godan verb
  1. ... with one another; ... to each other (after the -masu stem of a verb)
wakareru

Plain Past Indicative Form

wakareta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from
  2. to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce
  3. to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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