魔物

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 魔物, read まもの, means a monster or demon in legend and can metaphorically label a dangerous hidden influence.
• Basic usage: It may be a creature said to inhabit a forest or a metaphor for complacency disrupting a contest.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A story monster and a figurative danger
  • It can be a legendary monster living in a forest or a metaphor for complacency that changes a contest. The second use is not a literal creature.