But the asterisk doesn't work properly unless at the beginning of the search string, I suppose? For example, a search of к*т matches кто but not кот, which is quite strange (assuming an extra asterisk implied at the end of the search string).

@shenyileirob That's right, the asterisk is only useful at the beginning, e.g. *ировать which makes it match the end of the string. It is implied at the end, i.e. при is the same as при*. I have no idea what it does when the asterisk is in the middle. We should probably make it do the expected thing, i.e. match any sequence of letters.

Note that having an asterisk at the beginning also changes the alignment of the results (to the right), assuming you want to compare the endings. What should the alignment be when the asterisk is in the middle?