headhunting; poaching; hiring away
Refers to actively recruiting a person from another company or organization, often with a competitive or aggressive nuance. Common in business news.
They poached a talented engineer from a rival company.
They improved working conditions to prevent headhunting.
quick costume change; pulling off outer robe
Kabuki term for a rapid on-stage costume change where the outer garment is pulled off to reveal another underneath. Not used in everyday language.
In kabuki, hikinuki is a technique where the costume changes in an instant.
drawing; cold drawing
Technical term in metalworking for pulling wire, pipes, or plates through a die to reduce cross-section. Used in manufacturing contexts.
This factory performs drawing of copper wire.
slip stitch (crochet)
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and business contexts.
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but seen in headlines or older texts.
Compound of 引き (hiki, 'pulling') + 抜き (nuki, 'removing'), from the verb 引き抜く (hikinuku, 'to pull out'). The business sense is a metaphorical extension of 'pulling someone out' of their current company.