浮

tool for scrubbing wood to give it texture, traditionally made of dried grass bound together by hemp cord

scrubbing wood to give it texture

rock partially submerged in water; rock partially emerging from the water

pumice stone

common duckweed (Lemna minor); lesser duckweed

cheating man; flirt

Mahjong

floating tile; unused tile; tile not part of a meld

Internet slang

not being very active (on social media); rarely checking in

Azolla imbricata (species of water fern)

light buoy; floating light

Fishing

glass float

Sports

ball in flight (soccer)

Usu. used adjectivally as 浮世離れした

otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

relief; embossed carving

bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief

to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one

adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover

to become distinct

to surface; to come to the top

to stand out (e.g. against a background)

ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing

set one's teeth on edge

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

to surface; to rise to the surface

Idiomatic expression

to have one's teeth set on edge; to become annoyed

to get loose teeth

Common noun

levitation; floating on air

Noun or verb acting prenominally

airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-

to smile a smile of satisfaction

long face; looking dejected

to get a reputation as a philanderer