Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position
力がどんどん抜けていて、指を動かすのもやっとだ。My strength is rapidly draining away, and I can barely move my fingers.
2. to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence
お金で人を動かすことはできない。You can't move people with money.
3. to change; to alter; to deny
4. to operate; to set in motion; to get going
そして、再び車を動かして港までやってきた。Then, I got the car moving again and came to the harbor.
5. to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy
私は人に指示をしたり軍を動かしたりした経験はないぞ。I have never had the experience of giving orders to people or mobilizing troops.
6. to manage (e.g. funds)