| The Japanese word | |
動き |
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| is pronounced | |
| ugoki | うごき | |
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| activity, trend, development, change | |
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世の中の動きが問題ですね。
yononaka no ugoki ga mondai desu ne. It's the trend that counts. |
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飛行機の辺りで人の動きがあわただしかった。
hikōki no atari de hito no ugoki ga awatadashikatta. There was much activity around the plane. |
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国会の動きはこの問題をめぐる与野党間の政治的綱引きとなった。
kokkai no ugoki wa kono mondai o meguru yoyatō kan no seiji teki tsunahiki to natta. Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue. |
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彼らは場所から場所へと動き回り、よく職業を変え、より多く離婚し、危険と思える経済的、社会的冒険を冒す。
karera wa basho kara basho e to ugokimawari, yoku shokugyū o kae, yori ōku rikon shi, kiken to omoeru keizai teki, shakai teki bōken o okasu. They move from place to place, often change jobs, divorce more frequently, and take economic and social risks which seem dangerous. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

