the first half (of the) year

the first half (of the) year

the second half (of the) year

the second half (of the) year

wide, broad (especially more so than normal) / large scale, drastic, major, substantial

a specific measure used for traditional Japanese textiles: full-breadth cloth, roughly 72 cm wide, twice the width of a 小幅 (kohaba) measure

performance, achievement, results, track record (in business, finance, etc.)

betterment, improvement, amelioration

(transitive) to improve, to make better / (intransitive) for something to improve on its own

improvement, an action taken to improve / improvement, a spontaneous change for the better