### BUGGY CODE ###

# N: 処理する区間の長さ
N = 300001

LV = (N-1).bit_length()
N0 = 2**LV
data = [0]*(2*N0)
lazy = [None]*(2*N0)

# 伝搬対象の区間を求める
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

# 遅延伝搬処理
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

# 区間[l, r)をxで更新
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] = x
        if L & 1:
            lazy[L-1] = 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])

# 区間[l, r)内の最大値を求める
def query(l, r):
    propagates(*gindex(l, r))
    L = N0 + l; R = N0 + r

    s = 0
    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

n, k = map(int,input().split())

for _ in range(n):
    x = int(input())
    MAX = query(max(0, x - k), min(300000, x + k + 1))
    update(x, x+1, max(query(x, x+1), MAX + 1))
print(query(0, 300000))

### FIXED CODE ###

#####segfunc#####
def segfunc(x, y):
    return max(x, y)
#################

#####ide_ele#####
ide_ele = float('-inf')
#################

class SegTree:
    """
    init(init_val, ide_ele): 配列init_valで初期化 O(N)
    update(k, x): k番目の値をxに更新 O(logN)
    query(l, r): 区間[l, r)をsegfuncしたものを返す O(logN)
    """
    def __init__(self, init_val, segfunc, ide_ele):
        """
        init_val: 配列の初期値
        segfunc: 区間にしたい操作
        ide_ele: 単位元
        n: 要素数
        num: n以上の最小の2のべき乗
        tree: セグメント木(1-index)
        """
        n = len(init_val)
        self.segfunc = segfunc
        self.ide_ele = ide_ele
        self.num = 1 << (n - 1).bit_length()
        self.tree = [ide_ele] * 2 * self.num
        # 配列の値を葉にセット
        for i in range(n):
            self.tree[self.num + i] = init_val[i]
        # 構築していく
        for i in range(self.num - 1, 0, -1):
            self.tree[i] = self.segfunc(self.tree[2 * i], self.tree[2 * i + 1])

    def update(self, k, x):
        """
        k番目の値をxに更新
        k: index(0-index)
        x: update value
        """
        k += self.num
        self.tree[k] = x
        while k > 1:
            self.tree[k >> 1] = self.segfunc(self.tree[k], self.tree[k ^ 1])
            k >>= 1

    def query(self, l, r):
        """
        [l, r)のsegfuncしたものを得る
        l: index(0-index)
        r: index(0-index)
        """
        res = self.ide_ele

        l += self.num
        r += self.num
        while l < r:
            if l & 1:
                res = self.segfunc(res, self.tree[l])
                l += 1
            if r & 1:
                res = self.segfunc(res, self.tree[r - 1])
            l >>= 1
            r >>= 1
        return res

N, K = map(int,input().split())
a = [0] * 300001
seg = SegTree(a, segfunc, ide_ele)
ans = 0
for _ in range(N):
    x = int(input())
    tmp = seg.query(max(0, x - K), min(300001, x + K + 1))
    ans = max(ans, tmp + 1)
    seg.update(x, tmp + 1)
print(ans)