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The Japanese word

動き

is pronounced
ugoki | うごき
means
activity, trend, development, change
Examples:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org