1400010 jmdict A [id=1977072]
操る[ichi1,news2,nf35]
あやつる[ichi1,news2,nf35]
[1][v5r,vt]
  to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage; to control; to maneuver; to steer
[2][v5r,vt]
  to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
[3][v5r,vt]
  to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
[4][v5r,vt]
  to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.); to pull the strings; to control from the shadows; to mastermind