Consequently, in many case, they saved the situation among themselves by collecting reparations known as 'maotoko seven ryo two bu' (compensation seven ryo two bu for adultery) from the adulterer, or divorcing the adulteress.
このため、「間男7両2分」の賠償金を姦夫から取り立てたり、姦婦を離縁することで内々に事態の収拾を図るという例が多かったのである。