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沙汰

trouble, scandal, legal trouble, act, behavior

s a̠ t a̠
noun Rare #40,606
trouble, scandal, legal trouble Often appears in compounds such as 裁判沙汰 (a court case) and 警察沙汰 (trouble involving the police).
JA: そのことで警察沙汰になった。
EN: It turned into trouble with the police.
act, behavior In expressions such as 正気の沙汰じゃない, it means something is unreasonable or out of one's mind.
JA: そんなことをするのは正気の沙汰じゃない。
EN: Doing something like that is out of your mind.

正気の沙汰じゃない

That's insane.

— ８ 1／2 (1963)

彼女は最後の手段として裁判沙汰にすることを考えている。

As a last resort, she is considering taking the matter to court.

教え子だったんですよパロマの小学校で警察沙汰になることもあったんです

He was one of my students at Paloma Elementary School. There were even times when the police had to get involved.

— 人生スイッチ (2014)

気違い沙汰だ

That's insane.

— 人生スイッチ (2014)

Sounds similar to

また m a̠ t a̠ 砂糖 s a̠ t o̞ː さて s a̠ t e̞ 形 k a̠ t a̠ 肩 k a̠ t a̠ さま s a̠ m a̠ 皿 s a̠ ɾ a̠ 旗 h a̠ t a̠ 型 k a̠ t a̠ 鞘 s a̠ j a̠