TAKOBOTO

toward; to; in contrast to; whereas; in regard to; in; per
Up until now, Japan has taken a closed policy toward foreign countries.

Up until now, Japanese has taken a closed policy toward foreign countries.

Whereas entering university is difficult in Japan, graduating from university is difficult in America.

The citizens are strongly opposed to the tax hike.

The commission charge will be 500 yen per 10,000 yen.

There wasn't a counterargument against the economist's thesis.

I have a strong interest in politics.

In america attitudes toward divorce have greatly changed.

towards ones teacher

womens position is quite low whereas in europe it is relatively high.

talked, whereas

に対して　：１．〜に、〜へ、〜に向けて
　　　　　　　　（動作の対象、方向を示す）
(towards, to)
　　　　　　 ２．対比を表す
(in contrast, in comparison)

誠

＊「Ｎに対して」 is used to express someone's attitude/action toward someone/something as in example #6389; contrast/comparison as in example #6390; confrontation as in example #6391; interest as in example #6392; and the sense of 'per' as in example #6393.

＊「Ｎ1 に対して Ｎ2」 means 'N2 in regard to N1," as in example #62 (although, the 'a' in American should be capitalized). It can also mean 'against' as exemplified by example #6394.

＊「Ｎに対して」 and 「Ｎのに対して」 are different in meaning. The latter means 'whereas' (see example #6390), but the former doesn't.

FORMATION:
Ｎ + に対し(て)
Ｖ(plain form) + に対し(て)
いＡ + に対し(て)
なＡ(な/である/だった/であった) + のに対して
Ｎ1 + に(対する/対しての) + Ｎ2

rubyhatchet

It seems that there are two basic meanings of に対して. First に対して by itself, which means 'regarding' or 'towards' (#62) and のに対して, which means "whereas" (#6390). do you think the two forms deserve separate entries?

sagittarius

In ex #6392,慢心 should be correct to 関心. In ex #6393, we would normally say 手数料は一万円について、五百円です, instead of 対して.

bamboo4

bamboo4, why that difference? Is there a matter of different meanings?

Makai no Kitsune