emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
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
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)
empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi; having spaces available (of a parking lot)
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
karate practitioner; karateka
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
bluffing; bluster; bravado
the way of karate; karate
making a fuss (about nothing); brouhaha
lacking cargo; in ballast
blank email (e.g. for signing up to an email list)
(unusually) dry rainy season
dead card (comp. karuta); cards that are not present at the start of the match
swinging strikeout; (several) vain attempts; failing despite giving one's best
karate gi; karate uniform
traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
heating a vessel without water in it; heating an empty pan, kettle, boiler, bathtub, etc.
empty promise; hollow promise
flattery; insincere praise; empty compliments
flat broke; stone broke; penniless
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
utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor
empty string; null string
blank (ticket); unsuccessful lottery ticket
tea served without sweets
false prosperity; superficial prosperity
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)
utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor
light roasting; light toasting; parching
overtime fraud; reporting false overtime hours
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)
dummy update; null update
demanding payment for a non-existent loan
empty string; null string
spent shell casing; empty cartridge