This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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押す

圧す、捺す
おす
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf); to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress; to push (events along); to advance (a plan); to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force; to make sure; to be pressed for time; to advance troops; to attack; (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface
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押し

おし
push; pressure; authority; audacity
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後押し

あとおし
pushing; backing; boosting; supporting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
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押し付ける

押しつける、押付ける
v1
vt
おしつける
to press; to push; to force
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押さえる

抑える、押える
v1
vt
おさえる
to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb; to seize; to grasp; to arrest; to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress; to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand
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押し出す

押出す
おしだす
to crowd out; to push out; to squeeze out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
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押し切る

押切る、押しきる
おしきる
to face down the opposition; to overcome resistance; to have one's own way; to press and cut
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押し寄せる

押寄せる、押しよせる
v1
vi
おしよせる
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside
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押収

おうしゅう
seizure; confiscation
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押し上げる

押上げる、押しあげる
v1
vt
おしあげる
to boost; to force up; to push up