Kindrid spirits in drinking tea with 気が合う

日向(ひなた):

「……オレもっ　学校(がっこう)でお茶(ちゃ)が飲(の)めて嬉(うれ)しーですっ」

“It also makes me happy when I can drink tea at school.”

おじいさん:

「おやぁ　気(き)が合(あ)いますね」

“Oh, we're kindred spirits, huh?”

Key Points

1. 気(き)が合(あ)います means our temperaments match

   • Hinata and the old man both enjoy drinking tea at school.

   • The idiom means they click or are kindred spirits in this moment.