N, k = map(int, input().split())
alst = [int(input()) for _ in range(N)]

INF = 0

LV = (N-1).bit_length()
N0 = 2**LV
data = [INF]*(2*N0)
lazy = [None]*(2*N0)

def gindex(l, r):
    L = (l + N0) >> 1; R = (r + N0) >> 1
    lc = 0 if l & 1 else (L & -L).bit_length()
    rc = 0 if r & 1 else (R & -R).bit_length()
    for i in range(LV):
        if rc <= i:
            yield R
        if L < R and lc <= i:
            yield L
        L >>= 1; R >>= 1

def propagates(*ids):
    for i in reversed(ids):
        v = lazy[i-1]
        if v is None:
            continue
        lazy[2*i-1] = data[2*i-1] = lazy[2*i] = data[2*i] = v
        lazy[i-1] = None

def update(l, r, x):
    *ids, = gindex(l, r)
    propagates(*ids)

    L = N0 + l; R = N0 + r
    while L < R:
        if R & 1:
            R -= 1
            lazy[R-1] = data[R-1] = max(data[R-1], x)
        if L & 1:
            lazy[L-1] = data[L-1] = max(data[L-1], x)
            L += 1
        L >>= 1; R >>= 1
    for i in ids:
        data[i-1] = max(data[2*i-1], data[2*i])

def query(l, r):
    propagates(*gindex(l, r))
    L = N0 + l; R = N0 + r

    s = INF
    while L < R:
        if R & 1:
            R -= 1
            s = max(s, data[R-1])
        if L & 1:
            s = max(s, data[L-1])
            L += 1
        L >>= 1; R >>= 1
    return s

ans = 0
for a in alst:
    l = max(0, a - k)
    r = min(N - 1, a + k)
    x = query(a, a + 1) + 1
    update(l, r + 1, x)
    ans = max(ans, x)
    
print(ans)