Psychic power in gym class with 超能力
Kanji Explanation: Ability and capability with 能

Nishikata and Takagi compete to see who can score higher on the long jump in physical education class. When Nishika lands his jump, he’s a bit shaky. He watches as the spectating Takagi sweeps her arms as if to knock him over, and he falls back, lowering his score. Takagi gives her condolences afterward.
- 西片:
- 「高木
( さんて…もしかして、超能力( 使( えるの?」- “Takagi... could it be... you have psychic powers?”
Key Points
1超能力( = “supernatural ability” or “psychic power”
- 超
( adds the idea of “super-“ and 能力( means ability or power.
2〜て after a name adds a spoken topic feel
- 「高木
( さんて…」 is a casual way to bring up Takagi as the topic. - It sounds like “Takagi… say, are you maybe…?”
- さん is an honorific suffix attached to a person’s name to show respect and social distance, roughly equivalent to “Mr.”, “Ms.”, or “Mrs.” in English, though it’s used far more broadly and doesn’t specify gender or marital status.
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