#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <vector>
#include <map>
#include <set>
//#include <numeric> //iota
//#include <sstream>
//#include <cstring>
//#include <tuple>
//#include <random>
//#include <string>
//#include <unordered_set>
//#include <bitset>
//#include <unordered_map>
//#include <stack>
//#include <cmath>
//#include <deque>
//#include <queue>
//#include <list>
#include <array>

using namespace std;
#define all(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define vec vector
#define pb push_back
#define pp pop_back
#define fi first
#define IOS ios::sync_with_stdio(0); cin.tie(0); cout.tie(0);
#define se second
#define un_map unordered_map
#define rep(i,a,n) for (int i = a; i < n; ++i) 
#define inc_rep(i,a,n,inc) for (int i = a; i < n; i += inc) 
#define couts(x) cout << x << "\n" 
#define watch(x) cout << #x << " : " << x << endl;
typedef long long ll;
typedef pair<int,int> PII;
typedef pair<long long, long long>  PLII;
template<typename T>
void print(vector<T>& v) {rep(i, 0, (int)v.size()) cout << v[i] << " ";cout << endl;}
int nxt() {int x;cin >> x;return x;}
ll nxtl() {ll x;cin >> x;return x;}
string nxts() {string x;cin >> x;return x;}
double nxtd() {double x; cin >> x; return x;}
 
void __print(int x) {cerr << x;}
void __print(long x) {cerr << x;}
void __print(long long x) {cerr << x;}
void __print(unsigned x) {cerr << x;}
void __print(unsigned long x) {cerr << x;}
void __print(unsigned long long x) {cerr << x;}
void __print(float x) {cerr << x;}
void __print(double x) {cerr << x;}
void __print(long double x) {cerr << x;}
void __print(char x) {cerr << '\'' << x << '\'';}
void __print(const char *x) {cerr << '\"' << x << '\"';}
void __print(const string &x) {cerr << '\"' << x << '\"';}
void __print(bool x) {cerr << (x ? "true" : "false");}
 
template<typename T, typename V>
void __print(const pair<T, V> &x) {cerr << '{'; __print(x.first); cerr << ','; __print(x.second); cerr << '}';}
template<typename T>
void __print(const T &x) {int f = 0; cerr << '{'; for (auto &i: x) cerr << (f++ ? "," : ""), __print(i); cerr << "}";}
void _print() {cerr << "]\n";}
template <typename T, typename... V>
void _print(T t, V... v) {__print(t); if (sizeof...(v)) cerr << ", "; _print(v...);}
 
#ifndef ONLINE_JUDGE
#define debug(x...) cerr << "[" << #x << "] = ["; _print(x)
#else
#define debug(x...)
#endif


ll power_mod(ll a, ll b, ll mo) {
	ll ans = 1;
	while (b) {
		if(b & 1) {
			ans = (ans % mo * a % mo) % mo;
		}
		a = (a % mo * a % mo) % mo;
		b /= 2;
	}
	return ans;
}
ll POW(ll a, ll b) {
	ll ans = 1;
	while (b) {
		if(b & 1) {
			ans = ans * a;
		}
		a = a * a;
		b /= 2;
	}
	return ans;
}

//string int_to_string(int x) {
    //stringstream ss;
	//ss << x;
	//string ni = ss.str();
	//return ni;
//}


//int string_to_int(string x) {
	//int n;
	//stringstream s(x);
	//s >> n;
	//return n;
//}

//char int_to_char(int a) {
	//return a + '0';
//}
 
 
//void INVERSE() {
    //fact[0] = 1;
    //for (ll i = 1; i <= z; ++i) {
        //fact[i] = (fact[i - 1] * i) % mod;
    //}
    //inv[0] = 1;
    //inv[1] = 1;
    //for (ll i = 2; i <= z; ++i) {
        //inv[i] = (mod - (mod / i) * inv[mod % i] % mod) % mod; 
    //}
    //mul[0] = 1;
    //for (int i = 1; i <= z; ++i) {
        //mul[i] = (mul[i - 1] * inv[i]) % mod;
    //}
//}
 
//read questions carefully , write clean code and check your logic again on WA !!!

//problems are not difficult just make sure you understand the qusetion and just
//think smartly (make sure to use pen and paper when needed)


int const p = 300000;
int dp[p + 1];
int v[p + 1];
int segment_tree[4 * p + 2];
int n, k;
int sized = p;
int query(int l_in, int r_in, int index = 1, int l = 1, int r = sized) {
	if (r_in >= r && l_in <= l) {
		return segment_tree[index];
	}
	if (l_in > r || r_in < l) {
		return 0;
	}
	int  mid = (l + r) / 2;
	return max(query(l_in, r_in, index * 2, l, mid), query(l_in, r_in, index * 2 + 1, mid + 1, r)); 
}

void update(int index_in, int val, int index = 1, int l = 1, int r = sized) {
	if (l == r) {
		segment_tree[index] = val;
		return ;
	}
	int mid = (l + r) / 2;
	if (index_in <= mid) {
		update(index_in, val, index * 2, l, mid);
	}else {
		update(index_in, val, index * 2 + 1, mid + 1, r);
	}
	segment_tree[index] = max(segment_tree[index * 2], segment_tree[index * 2 + 1]);
}

int main() {
	cin >> n >> k;
	for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
		cin >> v[i];
		v[i]++;
	}
	for (int i = n - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
		int r = (v[i] + k >= p)?p: v[i] + k;
		int l = (v[i] - k >= 1)? v[i] - k: 1;
		int val = query(l, r);
		dp[v[i]] = val + 1;
		update(v[i], dp[v[i]]);	
	}  
	int maxm = 0;
	for (int i = 0; i <= p; ++i) maxm = max(maxm, dp[i]);
	cout << maxm;
}


































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