class SegmentTree():
  def __init__(self, n, oper, e):
    self.n = n
    self.oper = oper
    self.e = e
    self.log = (n - 1).bit_length()
    self.size = 1 << self.log
    self.data = [e] * (2 * self.size)

  def update(self, k):
    self.data[k] = self.oper(self.data[2 * k], self.data[2 * k + 1])

  def build(self, arr):
    #assert len(arr) <= self.n
    for i in range(self.n):
      self.data[self.size + i] = arr[i]
    for i in range(self.size-1,0,-1):
      self.update(i)

  def set(self, p, x):
    #assert 0 <= p < self.n
    p += self.size
    self.data[p] = x
    for i in range(1, self.log + 1):
      self.update(p >> i)

  def get(self, p):
    #assert 0 <= p < self.n
    return self.data[p + self.size]

  def prod(self, l, r):
    #assert 0 <= l <= r <= self.n
    sml = smr = self.e
    l += self.size
    r += self.size
    while l < r:
      if l & 1:
        sml = self.oper(sml, self.data[l])
        l += 1
      if r & 1:
        r -= 1
        smr = self.oper(self.data[r], smr)
      l >>= 1
      r >>= 1
    return self.oper(sml, smr)

  def all_prod(self):
    return self.data[1]

  def max_right(self, l, f):
    #assert 0 <= l <= self.n
    #assert f(self.)
    if l == self.n: return self.n
    l += self.size
    sm = self.e
    while True:
      while l % 2 == 0: l >>= 1
      if not f(self.oper(sm, self.data[l])):
        while l < self.size:
          l = 2 * l
          if f(self.oper(sm, self.data[l])):
            sm = self.oper(sm, self.data[l])
            l += 1
        return l - self.size
      sm = self.oper(sm, self.data[l])
      l += 1
      if (l & -l) == l: break
    return self.n

  def min_left(self, r, f):
    #assert 0 <= r <= self.n
    #assert f(self.)
    if r == 0: return 0
    r += self.size
    sm = self.e
    while True:
      r -= 1
      while r > 1 and (r % 2): r >>= 1
      if not f(self.oper(self.data[r], sm)):
        while r < self.size:
          r = 2 * r + 1
          if f(self.oper(self.data[r], sm)):
            sm = self.oper(self.data[r], sm)
            r -= 1
        return r + 1 - self.size
      sm = self.oper(self.data[r], sm)
      if (r & -r) == r: break
    return 0

#import sys
#input = sys.stdin.readline

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

a=[1]*(n+10)
st = SegmentTree(n+10,max,0)
st.build(a)

for i in range(n):
    a[i]=int(input())

ans=0
for i in range(n):
    l=max(a[i]-k,0)
    r=min(a[i]+k,300000)
    tmp=st.prod(l,r+1)+1
#    print(i,l,r+1,tmp)
    ans=max(ans,tmp)
    st.set(i,tmp)

print(ans)


### FIXED CODE ###


class SegmentTree():
  def __init__(self, n, oper, e):
    self.n = n
    self.oper = oper
    self.e = e
    self.log = (n - 1).bit_length()
    self.size = 1 << self.log
    self.data = [e] * (2 * self.size)

  def update(self, k):
    self.data[k] = self.oper(self.data[2 * k], self.data[2 * k + 1])

  def build(self, arr):
    #assert len(arr) <= self.n
    for i in range(self.n):
      self.data[self.size + i] = arr[i]
    for i in range(self.size-1,0,-1):
      self.update(i)

  def set(self, p, x):
    #assert 0 <= p < self.n
    p += self.size
    self.data[p] = x
    for i in range(1, self.log + 1):
      self.update(p >> i)

  def get(self, p):
    #assert 0 <= p < self.n
    return self.data[p + self.size]

  def prod(self, l, r):
    #assert 0 <= l <= r <= self.n
    sml = smr = self.e
    l += self.size
    r += self.size
    while l < r:
      if l & 1:
        sml = self.oper(sml, self.data[l])
        l += 1
      if r & 1:
        r -= 1
        smr = self.oper(self.data[r], smr)
      l >>= 1
      r >>= 1
    return self.oper(sml, smr)

  def all_prod(self):
    return self.data[1]

  def max_right(self, l, f):
    #assert 0 <= l <= self.n
    #assert f(self.)
    if l == self.n: return self.n
    l += self.size
    sm = self.e
    while True:
      while l % 2 == 0: l >>= 1
      if not f(self.oper(sm, self.data[l])):
        while l < self.size:
          l = 2 * l
          if f(self.oper(sm, self.data[l])):
            sm = self.oper(sm, self.data[l])
            l += 1
        return l - self.size
      sm = self.oper(sm, self.data[l])
      l += 1
      if (l & -l) == l: break
    return self.n

  def min_left(self, r, f):
    #assert 0 <= r <= self.n
    #assert f(self.)
    if r == 0: return 0
    r += self.size
    sm = self.e
    while True:
      r -= 1
      while r > 1 and (r % 2): r >>= 1
      if not f(self.oper(self.data[r], sm)):
        while r < self.size:
          r = 2 * r + 1
          if f(self.oper(self.data[r], sm)):
            sm = self.oper(self.data[r], sm)
            r -= 1
        return r + 1 - self.size
      sm = self.oper(self.data[r], sm)
      if (r & -r) == r: break
    return 0

#import sys
#input = sys.stdin.readline

n,k=map(int,input().split())
a=[0]*n
for i in range(n):
    a[i]=int(input())
maxa=max(a)

st = SegmentTree(maxa+1,max,0)
#st.build(a)


ans=0
for i in range(n):
    l=max(a[i]-k,0)
    r=min(a[i]+k,300000)
    tmp=st.prod(l,r+1)+1
#    print(i,l,r+1,tmp)
    ans=max(ans,tmp)
    st.set(a[i],tmp)

print(ans)