漂(ただよ)うto drift, to float, to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air, to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood), to wander, to walk around aimlessly, to be unsteady, to be unstable, to falter, to flinch, to wince, to live in unreliable circumstances

魚(さかな)たちが波(なみ)のままに漂(ただよ)っている。

The fish are drifting along with the waves. {to drift, to float, to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air, to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood), to wander, to walk around aimlessly, to be unsteady, to be unstable, to falter, to flinch, to wince, to live in unreliable circumstances}

老後(ろうご)に外国(がいこく)を自由(じゆう)気(き)ままに漂(ただよ)うために貯金(ちょきん)をする。

I save money so I can freely drift around foreign countries in my old age. {to drift, to float, to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air, to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood), to wander, to walk around aimlessly, to be unsteady, to be unstable, to falter, to flinch, to wince, to live in unreliable circumstances}

暇(ひま)なので芝生(しばふ)に寝転(ねころ)んで空(そら)を漂(ただよ)う雲(くも)を観察(かんさつ)しています。

Since I'm free, I'm lying on the grass observing the clouds drifting in the sky. {to drift, to float, to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air, to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood), to wander, to walk around aimlessly, to be unsteady, to be unstable, to falter, to flinch, to wince, to live in unreliable circumstances}

夏(なつ)が終(お)わって秋(あき)が始(はじ)まるが早(はや)いか、金木犀(きんもくせい)の香(かお)りが漂(ただよ)い始(はじ)めた。

No sooner had summer ended and autumn begun than the scent of the fragrant olive began to waft in the air. {to drift, to float, to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air, to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood), to wander, to walk around aimlessly, to be unsteady, to be unstable, to falter, to flinch, to wince, to live in unreliable circumstances}

リビングには険悪(けんあく)な空気(くうき)が漂(ただよ)っているとあって、自室(じしつ)から出(で)たくありません。

Given the tense atmosphere hanging in the living room, I don't want to leave my own room. {to drift, to float, to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air, to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood), to wander, to walk around aimlessly, to be unsteady, to be unstable, to falter, to flinch, to wince, to live in unreliable circumstances}