User blog comment:FaliusKonogami/NAKAMA/@comment-5205020-20121019100508

but nakama isn't just friend, they have tomodachi for that... luffy and FI prince is friend, luffy and his crew is nakama, it's like comrade, but have deeper meaning... more to your unofficial brother/sister... you can cut your friend/comrade relation, but you can't do the same with your bro/sis... something like that