they; those guys; those fellows
Dated, familiar, and derogatory pronoun for a group of people, often with contempt or rough familiarity. Compare with 彼奴 (きゃつ) for singular use.
See also: あいつ
Don't bother with those guys.
There's no telling what those fellows might do.
Standard neutral plural 'they'; lacks the derogatory nuance.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling for this dated derogatory pronoun.
Full kanji spelling; less common and may appear in older texts.
Compound of 彼奴 (きゃつ, 'that guy') and the pluralizing suffix ばら (from 輩). The exact historical development is uncertain, but the form is clearly derived from older derogatory singular usage.