### BUGGY CODE ###

import sys

read = sys.stdin.read
readline = sys.stdin.buffer.readline
sys.setrecursionlimit(10 ** 8)
INF = float('inf')
MOD = 10 ** 9 + 7


class SegTree:
    def __init__(self, init_val, segfunc, ide_ele):
        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
        for i in range(n):
            self.tree[self.num + i] = init_val[i]
        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 += 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):
        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


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


def main():
    N, K = map(int, readline().split())
    A = list(int(readline()) for _ in range(N))
    Amax = max(A)
    dp = [0] * (Amax + 1)

    ide_ele = -float('inf')
    segtree = SegTree(dp, segfunc, ide_ele)

    for a in A:
        l = max(0, a - K)
        r = min(Amax, a + K)
        L = segtree.query(l, r + 1)
        segtree.update(a, L + 1)

    ans = segtree.query(0, Amax + 1)
    print(ans)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


### FIXED CODE ###

import sys

read = sys.stdin.read
readline = sys.stdin.buffer.readline
sys.setrecursionlimit(10 ** 8)
INF = float('inf')
MOD = 10 ** 9 + 7


class SegTree:
    def __init__(self, init_val, segfunc, ide_ele):
        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
        for i in range(n):
            self.tree[self.num + i] = init_val[i]
        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 += 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):
        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


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


def main():
    N, K = map(int, readline().split())
    A = list(int(readline()) for _ in range(N))
    Amax = max(A)
    dp = [0] * (Amax + 1)

    ide_ele = -float('inf')
    segtree = SegTree(dp, segfunc, ide_ele)

    for a in A:
        l = max(0, a - K)
        r = min(Amax, a + K)
        L = segtree.query(l, r + 1)
        segtree.update(a, L + 1)

    ans = segtree.query(0, Amax + 1)
    print(ans)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()