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to float
to become merry; to be cheerful
to become loose; to become unsteady
to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place
to be frivolous; to be uncertain
to have (time, money, etc.) left over; to be saved (e.g. money)
to have no basis; to be unreliable
木の葉が川の水面にふわふわ浮いている。
Leaves are floating gently on the river surface.
彼は会議中ずっと浮いた存在だった。
He was an outsider throughout the meeting.
油は水に浮く性質を持っている物質だ。
Oil is a substance that has the property of floating on water.