Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
1. to drift; to float
小さな船が海の上を漂っている。A small boat is drifting on the sea.
2. to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
すぐに、おいしそうな匂いが辺りに漂ってきた。Soon, a delicious smell wafted around.
3. to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
お茶が運ばれるまで静かな沈黙が漂う。A quiet silence hangs in the air until the tea is served.
4. to wander; to walk around aimlessly
彼はあてもなく夜の街を漂っていた。He was wandering aimlessly through the city at night.
5. to be unsteady; to be unstable
6. to falter; to flinch; to wince
7. to live in unreliable circumstances