#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
long long modinv(long long a, long long m) {
  long long b = m, u = 1, v = 0;
  while (b) {
    long long t = a / b;
    a -= t * b;
    swap(a, b);
    u -= t * v;
    swap(u, v);
  }
  u %= m;
  if (u < 0) u += m;
  return u;
}
struct UnionFind {
  vector<int> par;
  UnionFind(int N) : par(N) {
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) par[i] = i;
  }
  int root(int x) {
    if (par[x] == x) return x;
    return par[x] = root(par[x]);
  }
  void unite(int x, int y) {
    int rx = root(x);
    int ry = root(y);
    if (rx == ry) return;
    par[rx] = ry;
  }
  bool same(int x, int y) {
    int rx = root(x);
    int ry = root(y);
    return rx == ry;
  }
};
void solve1() {
  int n, k;
  cin >> n >> k;
  vector<int> a(n);
  for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) cin >> a[i];
  int ans = 0;
  int s = a[0];
  for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
    if (abs(s - a[i]) > k) {
      ans++;
    } else {
      s = a[i];
    }
  }
  cout << n - ans << endl;
}
int main() { solve1(); }
