| 沙汰 |
| 1. n. washing away sand to obtain something desirable, such as gold dust or rice | |
| 2. n. by extension, a fine-grained or careful sorting out or selection of something or someone | |
| 3. n. deliberation of an issue and arriving at an appropriate outcome: | |
| 4. n. the proper disposal or treatment of an issue | |
| 5. n. a court case, a lawsuit, a trial | |
| 6. n. a public affair, something in the court of public opinion | |
| 7. n. a transmission of information: | |
| 8. n. an instruction or order | |
| 9. n. a notification | |
| 10. n. a reputation | |
| 11. n. a rumor | |
| 12. n. an action, event, or matter worth talking about: how things shake out | |
| 13. n. (in compounds) incident | |
| 警察沙汰 - an incident in which one has called the police | |
| 暴力沙汰 - violent incident | |
| 14. v. to wash away sand to obtain something desirable, such as gold dust or rice | |
| 15. v. by extension, to carefully sort out or select something or someone | |
| 16. v. to deliberate on an issue and arrive at an appropriate outcome | |
| 17. v. to transmit information: | |
| 18. v. to give an instruction or order | |
| 19. v. to notify | |
| 20. v. to gossip, to spread rumors | |
