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