- preparations
下ごしらえをする prepare, make preparations
- うなぎ料理の下ごしらえができた
- I've finished preparing the eels for cooking.
- 交渉の下ごしらえができた
- Preliminary arrangements for the negotiations have been made.
- 会議の下ごしらえが大変だった
- The conference required a great deal of preparation [spadework].