a draft or preliminary manuscript; notes written before the final version
彼は論文の草稿を数回書き直した。
He rewrote the draft of his paper several times.
会議の前に草稿を配って意見を求めた。
Before the meeting, I handed out the draft and asked for opinions.
この章はまだ草稿の段階だ。
This chapter is still at the draft stage.