こうから
makkōkara

Expression

1. head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

首相しゅしょう政敵せいてき挑戦ちょうせんこうから対決たいけつしました。
shushōga sētekino chōsento makkōkara taiketsu shimashita.
The prime minister directly confronted the challenges of his political opponents.