Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

身動(みうご)moving about, stirring about

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      movement (of one's body), moving about, stirring

      usu. with neg. verb
    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      acting freely, doing as one pleases

      usu. with neg. verb

    All Forms

    身動き 【みうごき】

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      満員(まんいん)電車(でんしゃ)では、身動(みうご)出来(でき)ません。

      In a packed train, you can't move at all.

      • N1

      借金(しゃっきん)身動(みうご)()れない友達(ともだち)(たす)けました。

      I helped a friend who was neck-deep in debt.

      • N1

      監視(かんし)()(きび)しいので囚人(しゅうじん)たちは身動(みうご)()れません。

      Under strict surveillance, the prisoners can't make a move.

      • N1

      銀行(ぎんこう)強盗(ごうとう)人質(ひとじち)にされたとき、(ぼく)恐怖(きょうふ)身動(みうご)()れなかった。

      When I was taken hostage during a bank robbery, I was so terrified that I couldn't move.

      • N1

      借金(しゃっきん)身動(みうご)()れないとあって、(わたし)(なに)をしたら()いのか()かりません。

      Being neck-deep in debt, I have no idea what to do.

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