diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index b95ba8c..5c12514 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -488,10 +488,8 @@ directory. Otherwise, run `find-file' on that file."
   (advice-add #'map-y-or-n-p :around
               #'my/-kkp-fix-map-y-or-n-p))
 
-;; mozc
-(require 'mozc nil t)
-(setq default-input-method "japanese-mozc")
-(defun my/-cmdline-for-pid (pid)
+;; some eww (status bar) stuff
+(defun my/cmdline-for-pid (pid)
   "Return the command line arguments passed to PID.
 PID can be a string or a number."
   (butlast (string-split
@@ -501,7 +499,7 @@ PID can be a string or a number."
               (buffer-substring-no-properties (point-min)
                                               (point-max)))
             "\0")))
-(defun my/-current-eww-config-dir ()
+(defun my/eww-current-config-dir ()
   "Return the configuration directory for a currently running eww process."
   ;; This probably only works on Linux
   (catch 'found
@@ -515,14 +513,30 @@ PID can be a string or a number."
               (cl-maplist (lambda (tail)
                             (when (equal (car tail) "-c")
                               (throw 'found (cl-second tail))))
-                          (my/-cmdline-for-pid subdir)))))))))
-(defun my/-set-eww-fcitx-state (enabled)
-  "Set the fcitx state for eww to ENABLED."
-  (let ((args (list "update" (format "fcitx5-state=%s" (if enabled 2 1))))
-        (cfg-dir (my/-current-eww-config-dir)))
+                          (my/cmdline-for-pid subdir)))))))))
+(defun my/eww-update-variables (&rest vars)
+  "Update the key value pairs in VARS.
+Each key should be either a symbol or a string.  Each value will have its
+printed representation (via `princ') set as the new value for the key."
+  (let* ((mappings (map-apply
+                    #'(lambda (key val)
+                        (when (symbolp key) (setq key (symbol-name key)))
+                        (when (cl-find ?= key)
+                          (error "Key cannot contain an equal sign (=): %s" key))
+                        (format "%s=%s" key val))
+                    vars))
+         (args (cons "update" mappings))
+         (cfg-dir (my/eww-current-config-dir)))
     (when cfg-dir
       (setq args (nconc (list "-c" cfg-dir) args)))
     (apply 'call-process "eww" nil 0 nil args)))
+
+;; mozc
+(require 'mozc nil t)
+(setq default-input-method "japanese-mozc")
+(defun my/-set-eww-fcitx-state (enabled)
+  "Set the fcitx state for eww to ENABLED."
+  (my/eww-update-variables "fcitx5-state" (if enabled 2 1)))
 (defun my/global-toggle-mozc (&optional no-eww)
   "Toggle mozc for all buffers.
 With NO-EWW, don't update eww's state."