jpdb beta

empty; vacant; hollow

to become empty; to be emptied

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands

racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

to swing and miss

short selling

dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)

empty bottle

deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

unburdened horse

completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise

absentminded response

bluffing; bluster; bravado

cold, strong, dry wind

making a fuss (about nothing); brouhaha

lacking cargo; in ballast

(unusually) dry rainy season

dead card (comp. karuta); cards that are not present at the start of the match

traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)

racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

empty promise; hollow promise

dry wind

idling (of an engine)

retching; vomiturition

swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

empty bucket; karaoke

empty words

flattery; insincere praise; empty compliments

bluffing; bluster; bravado

flat broke; stone broke; penniless

heating a vessel without water in it; heating an empty pan, kettle, boiler, bathtub, etc.

applying heat to an empty pan to remove its anti-rust coating; blind-baking; baking a pie crust, tart shell, etc. before adding a filling

blank email (e.g. for signing up to an email list)

fictitious business trip; fraudulent claim of expenses for a nonexistent business trip

empty string; null string

empty nest syndrome

dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)

blank (ticket); unsuccessful lottery ticket

tea served without sweets

empty promise

completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

flat broke; stone broke; penniless

blank (ticket); unsuccessful lottery ticket

fictitious transaction; paper transaction

embossing; inkless stamping

clicking the shutter of a camera without taking a picture (because no film is loaded, or in order to advance the film)

flat or stone broke

completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor

idling (of an engine)

overtime fraud; reporting false overtime hours

applying heat to an empty pan to remove its anti-rust coating; blind-baking; baking a pie crust, tart shell, etc. before adding a filling

blank (ticket); unsuccessful lottery ticket

fictitious transaction

empty (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)

tenpai with all potential winning tiles visible on table (impossible to win)

dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)

Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)

dummy update; null update

dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)

steaming (of food)

fictitious stock

empty string; null string

spent shell casing; empty cartridge

karaoke