It's like comrade, or best friend. [Rubs the back of his neck.] It differs crew to crew, but in my family, it literally means family. Our captain was our father, so all my nakama are brothers to me.

Nakama are people so close that no matter how they fight, or even if they really dislike each other, they'll find a way to get through it. For the sake of each other and their other goals, eh? People who'd give their lives to protect each other. So family, eh.