身み動うごき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

physical movement; stirring

Refers to moving one's body, especially in a confined space or when movement is restricted. Typically used with a negative verb (e.g., 身動きできない).

• 満まん員いん電でん車しゃで身み動うごきが取とれなかった。

  I couldn't move at all on the crowded train.

• 狭せまい部屋へやで身み動うごきもできない。

  I can't even stir in this tiny room.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

acting freely; doing as one pleases

Extended figurative use: being able to act without constraints. Also commonly used with a negative verb to mean being unable to act freely.

• 借しゃっ金きんのせいで身み動うごきができない。

  I can't do anything because of my debts.

• 上じょう司しの監かん視しが厳きびしくて身み動うごきが取とれない。

  My boss watches me so closely that I can't act freely.