浮うき沈しずみ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

ups and downs; fluctuations; vicissitudes

Used for both literal bobbing/floating and figurative ups and downs in life, business, or emotions. Often used as a noun, but can take する to describe the action of fluctuating.

• 人じん生せいには浮うき沈しずみがつきものだ。

  Life has its ups and downs.

• 株かぶ価かは日ひ々び浮うき沈しずみしている。

  Stock prices are fluctuating daily.