地じならし

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

ground leveling; land grading

Physical act of flattening or smoothing ground, often before construction or paving.

• 家いえを建たてる前まえに、まず地じならしをしなければならない。

  Before building a house, we must first level the ground.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

laying the groundwork; preparatory steps; smoothing the way

Figurative use: making advance arrangements or creating favorable conditions for a future event or project.

• 交こう渉しょうがうまくいくように、事じ前ぜんに地じならしをしておいた。

  I did some advance groundwork so that the negotiations would go smoothly.

noun

roller; road leveler

Refers to the heavy construction vehicle used for leveling ground; less common than the action sense.

• 工こう事じ現げん場ばで地じならしが道どう路ろを平たいらにしている。

  At the construction site, a roller is flattening the road.