//Nihal Mittal - nihal_47
//Strike First , Strike Hard , No Mercy !!

/**⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣷⢳⢀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀
⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⠸⠀⠀⠀⠒⠒⠒⠐⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀
⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠒⣋⣙⡒⢰⠀⠤⣖⠒⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀
⢺⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠸⠀⡇⠉⠉⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀
⠀⠙⣿⣿⣧⢻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⠰⠀⠀⠀⣸⠸⣿⣿⠿⠰⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⡠⠙⣲⣔⣅⢡⣰⣷⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⡿⠭⠭⠭⠭⢿⠀⣿⢻⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠙⠛⣿⢻⠹⣿⠐⠙⠛⠟⠉⢀⣴⡟⢿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡟⠀⠀⠻⣦⣤⣶⠾⠋⠀⠀⠁⡦⢄⢀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⡠⠁⡇⠑⢄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁
⠀⠔⠊⠁⠀⠀⣇⠀⠀⠀⠑⡤⠤⢎⠁⠀⠀⡘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢢⠠⠀⡠⢆⠀⠀⡠⠙⢄⠀⡸⠀
**/
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
#define ll int
#define ld long double
#define mk make_pair
#define pb push_back
#define in insert
#define se second
#define fi first
#define mod 998244353
#define watch(x) cout << (#x) << " is " << (x) << "\n"
#define all(v) (v).begin(),(v).end()
#define fast ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false); cin.tie(NULL); cout.tie(0);
#define printclock cerr<<"Time : "<<1000*(ld)clock()/(ld)CLOCKS_PER_SEC<<"ms\n";
#define pii pair<ll,ll>
#define vi(x) vector<x>
using namespace std;
const ll maxn = 300000;
ll a[2*maxn];
ll tree[8*maxn];

ll query(ll node,ll st,ll en,ll le,ll re)
{
	
	if(st==le && en==re) return tree[node];
	ll mid = (st + en)/2;
	if(re<=mid) return query(2*node , st,mid,le,re);
	else if(le>mid) return query(2*node + 1,mid+1,en,le,re);
	else return max(query(2*node ,st,mid,le,mid),query(2*node + 1,mid+1,en,mid+1,re));
}
void update(ll node,ll st,ll en,ll idx,ll val)
{
	if(st==en)
	{
		tree[node] = val;
	}
	else
	{
		ll mid = (st+en)/2;
		if(idx<=mid) update(2*node,st,mid,idx,val);
		else update(2*node + 1,mid+1,en,idx,val);
		tree[node] = max(tree[2*node],tree[2*node + 1]);
	}
}
signed main()
{
    fast;

    ll n,k,i,j;
    cin>>n>>k;
    for(i=0;i<n;i++)
    {
    	ll x;
    	cin>>x;
    	ll pmi = max(0LL, x-k);
    	ll pma = min(maxn,x+k);
    	ll num = query(1LL,0LL,maxn,pmi,pma+1);
    	update(1LL,0LL,maxn,x,num+1);
    }
    ll ans = query(1LL,0LL,maxn,0LL,maxn);
    cout<<ans;
    
}