#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include<atcoder/all>
#define INF 1000000007
#define rep(i, N) for(ll i = 0; i < N; i++)
#define rep2(i, j, k) for(ll i = j; i < k; i++)
#define chmax(x, y) x = max(x, y)
#define chmin(x, y) x = min(x, y)
#define print(x) cout << x << "\n"
#define print2(x, y) cout << x << " " << y << "\n"
#define printv(vec) rep(lp, vec.size()) cout << vec[lp] << " "; print(""); 
#define show(x) cerr << #x << " = " << x << "\n";
#define ALL(v) v.begin(), v.end()
#define SUM(v) accumulate(ALL(v), 0)
#define MAX(v) *max_element(ALL(v))
#define MIN(v) *min_element(ALL(v))
#define SORT(v) sort(ALL(v))
#define REV(v) reverse(ALL(v))
#define pb(x) push_back(x)
#pragma GCC target("avx2")
#pragma GCC optimize("O3")
#pragma GCC optimize("unroll-loops")
typedef long long ll;
using namespace std;
using namespace atcoder;
using vl = vector<ll>;
using vvl = vector<vector<ll>>;
using vs = vector<string>;

const int mod = INF;
class mint {
public:
	ll x;
	mint(ll x = 0) : x((x % mod + mod) % mod) {}
	mint operator-() const { 
		return mint(-x);
	}
	mint& operator+=(const mint& a) {
		if ((x += a.x) >= mod) x -= mod;
		return *this;
	}
	mint& operator-=(const mint& a) {
		if ((x += mod - a.x) >= mod) x -= mod;
		return *this;
	}
	mint& operator*=(const  mint& a) {
		(x *= a.x) %= mod;
		return *this;
	}
	mint operator+(const mint& a) const {
		mint res(*this);
		return res += a;
	}
	mint operator-(const mint& a) const {
		mint res(*this);
		return res -= a;
	}
	mint operator*(const mint& a) const {
		mint res(*this);
		return res *= a;
	}
	mint pow(ll t) const {
		if (!t) return 1;
		mint a = pow(t >> 1);
		a *= a;
		if (t & 1) a *= *this;
		return a;
	}
	mint inv() const {
		return pow(mod - 2);
	}
	mint& operator/=(const mint& a) {
		return (*this) *= a.inv();
	}
	mint operator/(const mint& a) const {
		mint res(*this);
		return res /= a;
	}
	friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const mint& m){
		os << m.x;
		return os;
	}
};

ll modpow(ll x, ll n, ll p = INF) {
	if (n == 0) return 1 % p;
	if (n % 2 == 0) return modpow(x * x % p, n / 2, p);
	else return x * modpow(x, n - 1, p) % p;
}

ll op(ll a, ll b) {
    return max(a, b);
}

ll e() {
    return 0;
}

void Main(){

	ll N, K;
	cin >> N >> K;
	vl v(N);
	rep(i, N) cin >> v[i];
    rep(i, N) v[i] += (K + 5);
	
	segtree<ll, op, e> seg(300000 * 2 + 10);
 	vl dp(N);
    dp[N - 1] = 1;
    seg.set(v[N - 1], 1);
 // print(v[N - 1]);
    for(ll i = N - 2; i >= 0; i--){
      ll ma = seg.prod(v[i] - K, v[i] + K + 1);
      dp[i] = ma + 1;
      seg.set(v[i], dp[i]);
      //print2(i, dp[i]);
      //print(ma);
      //print2(v[i] - 4, v[i] + 4);
      //print("===");
    }
  
  ll ans = MAX(dp);
  print(ans);
	
}

int main(){
	
	ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
	cin.tie(0);
	ll t = 1;
	//cin >> t;
	rep(i, t) Main();
	return 0;
	
}



