ぼやく

ぼやく · boyaku · JLPT N1 · noun

rumble

Sounds like boya (ボヤ), a small fire; grumbling is griping about the smoke

ボヤ is a small fire that gets put out quickly. Someone grumbling about it is complaining about the smoke. The link is sound only, not meaning.

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