n,k = map(int, input().split())
a=[int(input()) for i in range(n)]

ide_ele = 0

def segfunc(x, y):
    return max(x,y)

class SegTree:
    def __init__(self, init_val, segfunc, ide_ele):
        n = len(init_val)
        self.segfunc = segfunc
        self.ide_ele = ide_ele
        self.num = 1 << (n - 1).bit_length()
        self.tree = [ide_ele] * 2 * self.num
        for i in range(n):
            self.tree[self.num + i] = init_val[i]
        for i in range(self.num - 1, 0, -1):
            self.tree[i] = self.segfunc(self.tree[2 * i], self.tree[2 * i + 1])

    def update(self, k, x):
        k += self.num
        self.tree[k] = x
        while k > 1:
            self.tree[k >> 1] = self.segfunc(self.tree[k], self.tree[k ^ 1])
            k >>= 1

    def query(self, l, r): #[l, r) 0-index
        res = self.ide_ele
        l += self.num
        r += self.num
        while l < r:
            if l & 1:
                res = self.segfunc(res, self.tree[l])
                l += 1
            if r & 1:
                res = self.segfunc(res, self.tree[r - 1])
            l >>= 1
            r >>= 1
        return res

al = [0]*(max(a)+1)
seg = SegTree(al, segfunc, ide_ele)

for num in a:
    l=max(0,num-k)
    r=min(n,num+k+1)
    mx = seg.query(l,r)
    seg.update(num,mx+1)

print(seg.query(0,n))