さらに details
Examples
furthermore; and beyond that — adds the next item or stage on top of what was just stated
一次審査では書類を確認します。さらに、二次審査で面接を行います。
ichiji shinsa de wa shorui o kakunin shimasu. sarani, niji shinsa de mensetsu o okonaimasu.
The first round is a document check. Beyond that, there is an interview in the second round. neutral
台風で電車が止まった。さらに、幹線道路まで通行止めになった。
taifuu de densha ga tomatta. sarani, kansen douro made tsuukoudome ni natta.
The trains stopped because of the typhoon. On top of that, even the main roads were closed. neutral
本サービスは無料でご利用いただけます。さらに、会員の方には割引クーポンを差し上げております。
hon saabisu wa muryou de go riyou itadakemasu. sarani, kaiin no kata ni wa waribiki kuupon o sashiagete orimasu.
This service is free to use. In addition, members receive a discount coupon. formal
Formation
さらに、clauseattaches to plain clause
Related patterns
Similar
それに is the everyday spoken adder and will tack on an afterthought of any size; さらに measures its addition as a further step along the same line, so it fills reports, procedures and announcements — dropping さらに into a chat about a cheap restaurant sounds like reading from a brochure.
に加えて hangs off a NOUN inside the sentence (経験に加えて語学力も), so what it adds must be nameable in one phrase; さらに stands before a whole clause and adds an entire event or stage.
さらに counts the next step in a series and belongs to written and formal-spoken register; しかも carries the speaker's own verdict that the extra fact is remarkable, and it is at home in conversation — which is why a procedure list takes さらに and a complaint or a sales pitch takes しかも.
Lookalikes
Both come out as "more" — もう+a quantity measures out one further helping and is at home in requests and plans (もう一杯, もう少し); さらに before a quantity counts the increment against what has already accumulated rather than against the here and now (さらに二割増えた), and it is the written one, which is why a price that has risen twice is reported with さらに.