真っ向から

まっこうから

expression

•

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

真	true, reality, Buddhist sect
向	yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

しゅしょう

せいてき

ちょうせん

まこう

たいけつ

The prime minister directly confronted the challenges of his political opponents