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N3 — outside your level filter

または

またはmatawaN3neutral

or — either of the two listed options is acceptable

支払しはらいは現金げんきんまたはカードでお願ねがいします。

shiharai wa genkin matawa kaado de onegai shimasu.

Payment is by cash or card, please. neutral

申込書もうしこみしょは郵送ゆうそうまたは窓口まどぐちでご提出ていしゅつください。

moushikomisho wa yuusou matawa madoguchi de go teishutsu kudasai.

Please submit the application form by post or in person at the counter. formal

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or — two options, and either one works

  1. 支払しはらいは現金げんきんまたはカードでお願ねがいします。

    shiharai wa genkin matawa kaado de onegai shimasu.

    Payment is by cash or card, please. neutral

  2. 申込書もうしこみしょは郵送ゆうそうまたは窓口まどぐちでご提出ていしゅつください。

    moushikomisho wa yuusou matawa madoguchi de go teishutsu kudasai.

    Please submit the application form by post or in person at the counter. formal

  3. 参加費さんかひは当日とうじつ、または事前じぜんの振ふり込こみでお支払しはらいいただけます。

    sankahi wa toujitsu, matawa jizen no furikomi de oshiharai itadakemasu.

    The participation fee may be paid on the day, or by bank transfer in advance. formal

How it's formed2

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  • もしくはmoshikuhaformal

    the stiffer twin, used in contracts and rules (本人ほんにんもしくは代理人だいりにん). When both appear, もしくは pairs the smaller group inside または.

Notes

または doesn't prefer either side, just says one is enough. Asking which
one someone wants takes それとも.