jpdb beta

karaoke

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

empty; vacant; hollow

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

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

empty bottle

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

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

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

flat broke; stone broke; penniless

unburdened horse

(unusually) dry rainy season

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

short selling

fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise

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

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

blank (ticket); unsuccessful lottery ticket

tea served without sweets

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

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

dry wind

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

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

short selling

making a fuss (about nothing); brouhaha

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

fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise

cold, strong, dry wind

absentminded response

bluffing; bluster; bravado

bluffing; bluster; bravado

lacking cargo; in ballast

(unusually) dry rainy season

idling (of an engine)

idling (of an engine)

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

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

traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)

overtime fraud; reporting false overtime hours

retching; vomiturition

overtime fraud; reporting false overtime hours

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

empty promise; hollow promise

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

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

empty bucket; karaoke

empty words

flattery; insincere praise; empty compliments

empty nest syndrome

empty string; null string

empty promise

fictitious transaction; paper transaction

embossing; inkless stamping

fictitious transaction; paper transaction

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

embossing; inkless stamping

flat or stone broke

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

fictitious transaction

fictitious stock

steaming (of food)

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

empty string; null string

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

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

spent shell casing; empty cartridge

dummy update; null update

Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)