taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
calm and self-possessed; imperturbable; with serenity
Archaic yojijukugo describing a composed, unflappable demeanor. Used in classical or literary contexts; in modern Japanese, similar ideas are expressed with words like 冷静 or 落ち着いている.
彼は従容自若として、どんな困難にも動じなかった。
He remained calm and self-possessed, unshaken by any difficulty.
A yojijukugo of classical Chinese origin, combining 従容 (calm, unhurried) and 自若 (self-possessed, composed). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase has been used in literary Japanese to describe an unruffled demeanor.