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沙汰

さた
affair; state; incident; issue; matter; verdict; sentence; directions; orders; command; instructions; notice; information; communication; news; message; tidings; update
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淘汰

とうた
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection; selection (e.g. natural selection)
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取り沙汰

取沙汰、取りざた
とりざた
current rumour; current rumor; gossip; (idle) talk
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手持ち無沙汰

手持無沙汰、手持ちぶさた
てもちぶさた
being bored; being at a loose end
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色恋沙汰

いろこいざた
love affair
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人為淘汰

じんいとうた
artificial selection
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人員淘汰

じんいんとうた
personnel reduction
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刃傷沙汰

にんじょうざた
bloodshed
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ご無沙汰

御無沙汰、ご不沙汰、御不沙汰
ごぶさた
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
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整理淘汰

せいりとうた
reorganize an enterprise and weed out redundant workers; reorganize an industry and weed out redudant enterprises