YOU SAID:
the dragon intensely needed to make manure
INTO JAPANESE
ドラゴンは肥料を作る必要に迫られていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The dragon was in need of fertilizer.
INTO JAPANESE
ドラゴンは肥料を必要としていました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The dragon needed fertilizer.
INTO JAPANESE
ドラゴンには肥料が必要でした。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The dragon needed fertilizer.
You've done this before, haven't you.