お世話 and 気持ち

[Anatoli]

Hi all,

My Japanese is about intermediate but I am not sure about the exact meaning of these phrases:

After saying hello a person says to another (there is not much context):
これからお世話になります。
Is it correct to translate: "I am very much obliged to you (from now on)"?

The person presents the other person with a pack of coffee and says:
あのう、これ、ほんの気持ちです。

I know all the words here but not sure about the meaning of the above sentence. Here's my attempt: "Well, this, (I am) merely in a good mood". Sounds awkward. Please explain.　Is it a common phrase when presenting someone with a gift?

 

[Flaminius]

これからお世話になります (kore-kara o-sewa-ni narimasu)
This is literally,
I am going to be taken care of from now on. Being obliged sounds to me an outcome of what the other party has done for the speaker. The Japanese phrase is a greating said before getting service from or entering patron-client relationship with, the hearer.

これ、ほんの気持ちです (kore, honno kimochi desu)
This is a phrase used when one is handing a gift to the hearer. Kore is "this", that is, the gift presented and kimochi is one's positive feeling such as gratitude, respect and friendship; "This [gift] is meant to show my humble(honno) feeling."

 

[Anatoli]

お世話になりました、ありがとうございます。

 

[Aoyama]

これ、ほんの気持ちです (kore, honno kimochi desu) : I would have thought that the usual phrase should be : (kore, honno sukoshi/chotto no kimochi desu) ?

これからお世話になります (kore-kara o-sewa-ni narimasu) : another way to translate this = I am recommending myself to you, / I am expecting some help from you from now on.
Greating ... greeting

 

[Anatoli]

Thanks again and お世話になりました