Thank you for the explanation!

Come to think of it, we can also drop the “you” (or other pronouns) in Spanish (my mother tongue) and go by conjugation alone if needed. I didn’t even think about it, and I’ve taught the damn language in a previous life! Talk about not seeing the forrest for the trees. So I could say “Yo voy al baño” (I’m going to the bathroom), or simply “Voy al baño” which is perfectly understandable and unambiguous.

Interesting the different ways to say “you” in Japanese. You mentioned that the last form (お前) could be crass because it’s too informal, but I’m assuming that if both people are very close, then it sounds fine, right? Like you said, I wouldn’t call anyone “bro”, but my friends would just find it fine, and even expected, correct?