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動く, うごく
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing
2. to operate, to run, to go, to work
3. to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action
4. to be touched, to be influenced
sometimes prenom. as 動かぬ, 動かない, etc. to mean "certain"
5. to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver
まだ動くうちに売ってしまわなきゃ。
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揺れ動く, ゆれ動く, ゆれうごく
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to shake, to tremble, to sway, to flicker
2. to be unsettled, to be unstable, to fluctuate, to waver (e.g. between options), to vacillate, to seesaw
ボートは波立つ水の上で揺れ動いた。
揺り動く, ゆりうごく
Godan verb, Intransitive
to quake, to swing
心が動く, こころがうごく
Expression, Godan verb
to take a fancy to something, to be moved, to feel inclined to
陰で動く, かげでうごく
Godan verb
to act behind the scenes
動く歩道, うごくほどう
Expression
moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
食指が動く, しょくしがうごく
Expression, Godan verb
to have an itch to, to have a craving for, to have an urge to, to have a desire for, to be eager to, to want to
電気で動く, でんきでうごく
Godan verb, Expression
to run by electricity
ピクピク動く, ぴくぴく動く, ピクピクうごく, ぴくぴくうごく
Expression, Godan verb
to jerk, to wiggle, to twitch
ハウルの動く城, ハウルのうごくしろ
work of art, literature, music
Howl's Moving Castle (2004 animated film)
身じろぐ, 身動ぐ, みじろぐ
Godan verb, Intransitive
to stir, to move
学生達は身じろぎもせずに講義に聞き入っていた。