# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import bisect
import heapq
import math
import random
from collections import Counter, defaultdict, deque
from decimal import ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_HALF_UP, Decimal
from fractions import Fraction
from functools import lru_cache, reduce
from itertools import combinations, combinations_with_replacement, product, permutations, accumulate
from operator import add, mul, sub, itemgetter, attrgetter


import sys
sys.setrecursionlimit(10**6)
# readline = sys.stdin.buffer.readline
readline = sys.stdin.readline

INF = 1 << 60


def read_int():
    return int(readline())


def read_int_n():
    return list(map(int, readline().split()))


def read_float():
    return float(readline())


def read_float_n():
    return list(map(float, readline().split()))


def read_str():
    return readline().strip()


def read_str_n():
    return readline().strip().split()


def ep(*args):
    print(*args, file=sys.stderr)


def mt(f):
    import time

    def wrap(*args, **kwargs):
        s = time.perf_counter()
        ret = f(*args, **kwargs)
        e = time.perf_counter()

        ep(e - s, 'sec')
        return ret

    return wrap


class SegmentTree:
    def __init__(self, array, operator, identity_element):
        _len = len(array)
        self.__len = _len
        self.__op = operator
        self.__size = 1 << (_len - 1).bit_length()
        self.__tree = [identity_element] * self.__size + \
            array + [identity_element] * (self.__size - _len)
        self.__ie = identity_element

        for i in range(self.__size - 1, 0, -1):
            self.__tree[i] = operator(
                self.__tree[i * 2], self.__tree[i * 2 + 1])

    def update(self, i, v):
        i += self.__size
        self.__tree[i] = v
        while i:
            i //= 2
            self.__tree[i] = self.__op(self.__tree[i * 2], self.__tree[i * 2 + 1])

    def query(self, l, r):
        """[l, r)
        """
        l += self.__size
        r += self.__size
        ret = self.__ie
        while l < r:
            if l & 1:
                ret = self.__op(ret, self.__tree[l])
                l += 1
            if r & 1:
                r -= 1
                ret = self.__op(ret, self.__tree[r])
            l //= 2
            r //= 2
        return ret


    def max_right(self, l, f):
        # https://atcoder.jp/contests/practice2/submissions/16636885
        assert 0 <= l <= self.__len
        if l == self.__len:
            return self.__len

        l += self.__size
        sm = self.__ie
        while True:
            while l % 2 == 0:
                l >>= 1
            if not f(self.__op(sm, self.__tree[l])):
                while l < self.__size:
                    l = 2*l
                    if f(self.__op(sm, self.__tree[l])):
                        sm = self.__op(sm, self.__tree[l])
                        l += 1
                return l - self.__size
            sm = self.__op(sm, self.__tree[l])
            l += 1

            if (l & -l) == l:
                break

        return self.__len


    def min_left(self, r, f):
        assert 0 <= r <= self.__len
        if r == 0:
            return 0

        r += self.__size
        sm = self.__ie
        while True:
            r -= 1
            while r > 1 and (r % 2):
                r >>= 1
            if not f(self.__op(sm, self.__tree[r])):
                while r < self.__size:
                    r = 2*r + 1
                    if f(self.__op(sm, self.__tree[r])):
                        sm = self.__op(sm, self.__tree[r])
                        r -= 1
                return r + 1 - self.__size
            sm = self.__op(sm, self.__tree[r])

            if (r & -r) == r:
                break

        return 0

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        return self.__tree[key + self.__size]


@mt
def slv(N, K, A):
    M = max(A)
    st = SegmentTree([0] * M, max, 0)

    for i in range(N):
        r = st.query(A[i]-K, A[i]+K+1) + 1
        st.update(A[i], r)

    return st.query(0, M)



def main():
    N, K = read_int_n()
    A = [read_int() for _ in range(N)]
    print(slv(N, K, A))

    # N = 3 * 10**5
    # K = random.randint(1, N)
    # A = [random.randint(0, N) for _ in range(N)]
    # print(slv(N, K, A))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


### FIXED CODE ###

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import bisect
import heapq
import math
import random
from collections import Counter, defaultdict, deque
from decimal import ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_HALF_UP, Decimal
from fractions import Fraction
from functools import lru_cache, reduce
from itertools import combinations, combinations_with_replacement, product, permutations, accumulate
from operator import add, mul, sub, itemgetter, attrgetter


import sys
sys.setrecursionlimit(10**6)
# readline = sys.stdin.buffer.readline
readline = sys.stdin.readline

INF = 1 << 60


def read_int():
    return int(readline())


def read_int_n():
    return list(map(int, readline().split()))


def read_float():
    return float(readline())


def read_float_n():
    return list(map(float, readline().split()))


def read_str():
    return readline().strip()


def read_str_n():
    return readline().strip().split()


def ep(*args):
    print(*args, file=sys.stderr)


def mt(f):
    import time

    def wrap(*args, **kwargs):
        s = time.perf_counter()
        ret = f(*args, **kwargs)
        e = time.perf_counter()

        ep(e - s, 'sec')
        return ret

    return wrap


class SegmentTree:
    def __init__(self, array, operator, identity_element):
        _len = len(array)
        self.__len = _len
        self.__op = operator
        self.__size = 1 << (_len - 1).bit_length()
        self.__tree = [identity_element] * self.__size + \
            array + [identity_element] * (self.__size - _len)
        self.__ie = identity_element

        for i in range(self.__size - 1, 0, -1):
            self.__tree[i] = operator(
                self.__tree[i * 2], self.__tree[i * 2 + 1])

    def update(self, i, v):
        i += self.__size
        self.__tree[i] = v
        while i:
            i //= 2
            self.__tree[i] = self.__op(self.__tree[i * 2], self.__tree[i * 2 + 1])

    def query(self, l, r):
        """[l, r)
        """
        l += self.__size
        r += self.__size
        ret = self.__ie
        while l < r:
            if l & 1:
                ret = self.__op(ret, self.__tree[l])
                l += 1
            if r & 1:
                r -= 1
                ret = self.__op(ret, self.__tree[r])
            l //= 2
            r //= 2
        return ret


    def max_right(self, l, f):
        # https://atcoder.jp/contests/practice2/submissions/16636885
        assert 0 <= l <= self.__len
        if l == self.__len:
            return self.__len

        l += self.__size
        sm = self.__ie
        while True:
            while l % 2 == 0:
                l >>= 1
            if not f(self.__op(sm, self.__tree[l])):
                while l < self.__size:
                    l = 2*l
                    if f(self.__op(sm, self.__tree[l])):
                        sm = self.__op(sm, self.__tree[l])
                        l += 1
                return l - self.__size
            sm = self.__op(sm, self.__tree[l])
            l += 1

            if (l & -l) == l:
                break

        return self.__len


    def min_left(self, r, f):
        assert 0 <= r <= self.__len
        if r == 0:
            return 0

        r += self.__size
        sm = self.__ie
        while True:
            r -= 1
            while r > 1 and (r % 2):
                r >>= 1
            if not f(self.__op(sm, self.__tree[r])):
                while r < self.__size:
                    r = 2*r + 1
                    if f(self.__op(sm, self.__tree[r])):
                        sm = self.__op(sm, self.__tree[r])
                        r -= 1
                return r + 1 - self.__size
            sm = self.__op(sm, self.__tree[r])

            if (r & -r) == r:
                break

        return 0

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        return self.__tree[key + self.__size]


@mt
def slv(N, K, A):
    M = max(A)
    st = SegmentTree([0] * M, max, 0)

    for i in range(N):
        r = st.query(max(A[i]-K, 0), min(A[i]+K+1, M+1)) + 1
        st.update(A[i], r)

    return st.query(0, M)



def main():
    N, K = read_int_n()
    A = [read_int() for _ in range(N)]
    print(slv(N, K, A))

    # N = 3 * 10**5
    # K = random.randint(1, N)
    # A = [random.randint(0, N) for _ in range(N)]
    # print(slv(N, K, A))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()