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jmdict 1709560 Active (id: 2193935)
走馬灯走馬燈
そうまとう
1. [n]
▶ revolving lantern
2. [n]
《esp. 〜のように》
▶ [fig] ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2824580 走馬灯のように駆け巡る 1. to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)



History:
6. A 2022-07-03 22:04:14  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Quiet. Closing.
5. A* 2022-06-28 12:34:29  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
走馬灯のように	51456
  Comments:
The figurative meaning seems mostly to be 走馬灯のように.
I think it's really two senses. Maybe this works.
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15,4 @@
+<gloss>revolving lantern</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -16,3 +20,2 @@
-<gloss>revolving lantern</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="fig">ever-changing scene</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="fig">life flashing before one's eyes</gloss>
+<s_inf>esp. 〜のように</s_inf>
+<gloss g_type="fig">ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)</gloss>
4. A* 2022-06-27 17:26:37  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
I found some examples of 走馬灯 being used figuratively without 〜のよう or 〜ごとく

https://www.crunchyroll.com/erased/episode-1-flashing-before-my-eyes-691793
At time 3:15
「何だ?これ。ああ…走馬灯ってやつだ」
"What the hell is this? That thing where my life flashes before my eyes..."

https://www.crunchyroll.com/mobile-suit-gundam-00/episode-10-operation-gundam-capture-731971
At time 18:49
「今ごろ走馬灯で子供のころからやり直してる最中か?」
"You're probably reliving your childhood now as your life flashes before your eyes!"
  Comments:
Nobody can blame JMdict for the mistake, of course. But I think
mistakes like this are useful for finding entries that can be more
helpful.
3. A* 2022-06-27 15:03:57  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
mk has 1 sense but a note: ◇「─のように」「─のごとく」の形で、次々と過去のことを思い起こすようすのたとえにも使う。「思い出が─のように浮かぶ」
  Comments:
Not a fan of this way of dealing with it, not sure what the best way would be to incorporate that if we wanted to, but I know I preferred the entry the way it were to how it's now. 
(also I don't think we can be brought to task for every single mistake anime fan subtitlers make... ;) )
2. A* 2022-06-27 07:19:40  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
The JEs use this phrase. Maybe have them as figurative glosses?
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2824580">走馬灯のように駆け巡る</xref>
@@ -16,5 +17,2 @@
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<xref type="see" seq="2824580">走馬灯のように駆け巡る</xref>
-<gloss>life flashing before one's eyes</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="fig">ever-changing scene</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="fig">life flashing before one's eyes</gloss>
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jmdict 1709560 Rejected (id: 1904274)
走馬灯走馬燈
そうまとう
1. [n]
▶ revolving lantern
2. [n]
▶ life flashing before one's eyes

History:
2. R 2014-09-27 01:28:45  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
this is in prog as 
"子供時代の思い出が走馬灯のように駆け巡った
Memories of my childhood were flashed back in rapid 
succession." 
and in eij as 
"人生が走馬灯のように駆け巡る
see one's life flashing in front of one"

but it's always "のように". I see no evidence of it being 
used like this by itself. 
”走馬灯のように駆け巡る” could on the other hand perhaps be 
an entry: "to flash back before one's eyes"
1. A* 2014-09-26 22:27:31 
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +17,4 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>life flashing before one's eyes</gloss>
+</sense>

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