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(Last year there were very few car accidents, whereas this year the
number was very high.)
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(When Japanese get compliments, they often say "Oh, not at all." In
contrast to this, Americans often say "Thank you.")
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(Women's position is still low in Japan, whereas in Europe and Amer-
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astern European countries are progressing towards democratization,
whereas Continental China and North Korea appear to be slower in

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(The departmental chief made a remark in Okada's favor.)
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(There wasn't a counterargument against the enonomist's thesis.)

1. N ni taishite is used to express s.o.'s attitude / action toward s.0. / s.t. as
in KS(A), Exs.(a), (b) and (l), contrast/comparison as in KS(B) and
Exs.(g) - (j), confrontation as in Ex.(e), interest as in Exs.(c) and (f),
and the sense of 'per' as in Ex.(d).

2. N1 ni { taisurv / taishite no) Nz means 'NZ in regard to N1,' as exempli-
fied by KS(C) and Ex.(k) or 'against' as exemplified by Ex.(m).
3. Taishite can be replaced by taishi in written Japanese or formal speech.