to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
① 煙で呼吸しづらい。目が痛い。② 近くにいる人間だが威圧感があったり、しばしば忠告を与えたりするので近寄りがたい。親しみにくい。
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air