// Generated by 1.1.7.1 https://github.com/kyuridenamida/atcoder-tools

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
// #include "atcoder/all"

using namespace std;

using i64 = long long;

const i64 MOD = 1e9 + 7;
const i64 INF = i64(1e18) + 7;


template <typename T>
bool chmin(T& x, T y){
    if(x > y){
        x = y;
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

template <typename T>
bool chmax(T& x, T y){
    if(x < y){
        x = y;
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}


// doc: https://shibh308.github.io/library/library/lib/classes/segtree.cpp.html
template<typename T>
struct Segtree{
    int n;
    T op;
    vector<T> elm;
    function<T(T, T)> f;

    Segtree(int n, T init, function<T(T, T)> f, T op = T()) :
        n(n),
        op(op),
        elm(2 * n, init),
        f(f)
    {
        for(int i = n - 1; i >= 1; --i)
            elm[i] = f(elm[2 * i], elm[2 * i + 1]);
    }

    Segtree(int n, vector<T> init, function<T(T, T)> f, T op = T()) :
        n(n),
        op(op),
        elm(2 * n),
        f(f)
    {
        for(int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
            elm[i + n] = init[i];
        for(int i = n - 1; i >= 1; --i)
            elm[i] = f(elm[2 * i], elm[2 * i + 1]);
    }

    void set(int x, T val){
        x += n;
        elm[x] = val;
        while(x >>= 1)
            elm[x] = f(elm[2 * x], elm[2 * x + 1]);
    }

    void update(int x, T val){
        x += n;
        elm[x] = f(elm[x], val);
        while(x >>= 1)
            elm[x] = f(elm[2 * x], elm[2 * x + 1]);
    }

    T get(int x, int y) const{
        T l = op, r = op;
        for(x += n, y += n - 1; x <= y; x >>= 1, y >>= 1){
            if(x & 1)
                l = f(l, elm[x++]);
            if(!(y & 1))
                r = f(elm[y--], r);
        }
        return f(l, r);
    }
};


void solve(long long n, long long k, std::vector<long long> a){
    Segtree<int> seg(300003, 0, [](auto x, auto y){return max(x, y);}, 0);
    for(int i = 0; i < n; ++i){
        int l = a[i] - k;
        int r = a[i] + k + 1;
        seg.update(a[i], seg.get(max(0, l), min(n, 1LL * r)) + 1);
    }
    cout << seg.get(0, 300003) << endl;
}


signed main(){
    long long N;
    scanf("%lld",&N);
    long long K;
    scanf("%lld",&K);
    std::vector<long long> A(N);
    for(int i = 0 ; i < N ; i++){
        scanf("%lld",&A[i]);
    }
    solve(N, K, std::move(A));
    return 0;
}
