沙汰(さた)

news; decision; situation

音沙汰(おとさた)

news; word from someone

ご無沙汰(ぶさた)

long silence; not having contacted someone for a long time

取(と)り沙汰(ざた)

rumor; being talked about

淘汰(とうた)

elimination; selection; weeding out

沙汰止(さたや)み

cancellation; being called off

正気(しょうき)の沙汰(さた)

an act of sanity; a sane thing

彼(かれ)とは長(なが)い間(あいだ)ご無沙汰(ぶさた)しています。

I have not been in touch with him for a long time.

彼(かれ)からはまだ音沙汰(おとさた)がない。

I still haven't heard from him.