粗あらごなし

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

crushing up; grinding; mashing

Refers to physically breaking something down into smaller pieces, often as a preliminary step in cooking or processing.

• じゃがいもを粗あらごなししてからスープに入いれる。

  I roughly mash the potatoes before adding them to the soup.

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

rough preparation; spadework; preliminary work

Used figuratively for doing the initial, often messy groundwork before refining something, such as in planning or creative work.

• 企き画かくの粗あらごなしはもう終おわったので、あとは細さい部ぶを詰つめるだけだ。

  The rough preparation for the project is done, so now we just need to work out the details.