increasing (increased amount)

increase (in quantity or volume)

last year

last 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

this year, the present year

this year

this year, the present year

contest, comparison, competition