[choēt] (v) EN: manipulate ; direct from behind the scene ; make someone act in one's own behalfFR: manipuler ; manoeuvrer ; tirer les cordes ; tirer les ficelles
[いとをひく, itowohiku] (exp, v5k) (1) to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; (2) to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on