#pragma region template
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
using ull = unsigned long long;
using ld = long double;
using vi = vector<int>;
using vvi = vector<vi>;
using vvvi = vector<vvi>;
using vll = vector<ll>;
using vvll = vector<vll>;
using vvvll = vector<vvll>;
using vld = vector<ld>;
using vvld = vector<vld>;
using vvvld = vector<vvld>;
using vs = vector<string>;
using pll = pair<ll, ll>;
using vp = vector<pll>;
template <typename T>
using pqrev = priority_queue<T, vector<T>, greater<T>>;
#define rep(i, n) for (ll i = 0, i##_end = (n); i < i##_end; i++)
#define repb(i, n) for (ll i = (n)-1; i >= 0; i--)
#define repr(i, a, b) for (ll i = (a), i##_end = (b); i < i##_end; i++)
#define reprb(i, a, b) for (ll i = (b)-1, i##_end = (a); i >= i##_end; i--)
#define ALL(a) (a).begin(), (a).end()
#define SZ(x) ((ll)(x).size())
//*
constexpr ll MOD = 1e9 + 7;
/*/
constexpr ll MOD = 998244353;
//*/
constexpr ll INF = 1e+18;
constexpr ld EPS = 1e-12L;
constexpr ld PI = 3.14159265358979323846L;
constexpr ll GCD(ll a, ll b) { return b ? GCD(b, a % b) : a; }
constexpr ll LCM(ll a, ll b) { return a / GCD(a, b) * b; }
template <typename S, typename T>
constexpr bool chmax(S &a, const T &b) {
  if (a < b) {
    a = b;
    return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}
template <typename S, typename T>
constexpr bool chmin(S &a, const T &b) {
  if (b < a) {
    a = b;
    return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}
#ifdef OJ_LOCAL
#include "dump.hpp"
#else
#define dump(...) ((void)0)
#endif
template <typename T>
bool print_(const T &a) {
  cout << a;
  return true;
}
template <typename T>
bool print_(const vector<T> &vec) {
  for (auto &a : vec) {
    cout << a;
    if (&a != &vec.back()) {
      cout << " ";
    }
  }
  return false;
}
template <typename T>
bool print_(const vector<vector<T>> &vv) {
  for (auto &v : vv) {
    for (auto &a : v) {
      cout << a;
      if (&a != &v.back()) {
        cout << " ";
      }
    }
    if (&v != &vv.back()) {
      cout << "\n";
    }
  }
  return false;
}
void print() { cout << "\n"; }
template <typename Head, typename... Tail>
void print(Head &&head, Tail &&... tail) {
  bool f = print_(head);
  if (sizeof...(tail) != 0) {
    cout << (f ? " " : "\n");
  }
  print(forward<Tail>(tail)...);
}
#pragma endregion

void Pr(bool f){
  cout << (f ? "Yes" : "No") << "\n";
  exit(0);
}

template <class S, S (*op)(S, S), S (*e)()> struct segtree {
  segtree() : segtree(0) {}
  segtree(int n) : segtree(vector<S>(n, e())) {}
  segtree(const vector<S> &v) : _n(int(v.size())) {
    log = 0;
    while ((1U << log) < (unsigned int)(_n)) log++;
    size = 1 << log;
    d = vector<S>(2 * size, e());
    for (int i = 0; i < _n; i++)
      d[size + i] = v[i];
    for (int i = size - 1; i >= 1; i--) {
      update(i);
    }
  }

  void set(int p, S x) {
    assert(0 <= p && p < _n);
    p += size;
    d[p] = x;
    for (int i = 1; i <= log; i++)
      update(p >> i);
  }

  S get(int p) {
    assert(0 <= p && p < _n);
    return d[p + size];
  }

  S prod(int l, int r) {
    assert(0 <= l && l <= r && r <= _n);
    S sml = e(), smr = e();
    l += size;
    r += size;

    while (l < r) {
      if (l & 1)
        sml = op(sml, d[l++]);
      if (r & 1)
        smr = op(d[--r], smr);
      l >>= 1;
      r >>= 1;
    }
    return op(sml, smr);
  }

  S all_prod() { return d[1]; }

  template <bool (*f)(S)> int max_right(int l) {
    return max_right(l, [](S x) { return f(x); });
  }
  template <class F> int max_right(int l, F f) {
    assert(0 <= l && l <= _n);
    assert(f(e()));
    if (l == _n)
      return _n;
    l += size;
    S sm = e();
    do {
      while (l % 2 == 0)
        l >>= 1;
      if (!f(op(sm, d[l]))) {
        while (l < size) {
          l = (2 * l);
          if (f(op(sm, d[l]))) {
            sm = op(sm, d[l]);
            l++;
          }
        }
        return l - size;
      }
      sm = op(sm, d[l]);
      l++;
    } while ((l & -l) != l);
    return _n;
  }

  template <bool (*f)(S)> int min_left(int r) {
    return min_left(r, [](S x) { return f(x); });
  }
  template <class F> int min_left(int r, F f) {
    assert(0 <= r && r <= _n);
    assert(f(e()));
    if (r == 0)
      return 0;
    r += size;
    S sm = e();
    do {
      r--;
      while (r > 1 && (r % 2))
        r >>= 1;
      if (!f(op(d[r], sm))) {
        while (r < size) {
          r = (2 * r + 1);
          if (f(op(d[r], sm))) {
            sm = op(d[r], sm);
            r--;
          }
        }
        return r + 1 - size;
      }
      sm = op(d[r], sm);
    } while ((r & -r) != r);
    return 0;
  }

private:
  int _n, size, log;
  vector<S> d;

  void update(int k) { d[k] = op(d[2 * k], d[2 * k + 1]); }
};


/*

// range min
using S = ll;
S op(S a, S b) { return min(a, b); }
S ide() { return numeric_limits<S>::max(); }

// range max
using S = ll;
S op(S a, S b) { return max(a, b); }
S ide() { return numeric_limits<S>::min(); }

// range sum
using S = ll;
S op(S a, S b) { return a + b; }
S ide() { return 0; }

// range product
using S = ll;
S op(S a, S b) { return a * b; }
S ide() { return 1; }

segtree<S, op, ide> seg(a);

*/
// range max
using S = ll;
S op(S a, S b) { return max(a, b); }
S ide() { return numeric_limits<S>::min(); }

int main() {
  cin.tie(0);
  ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
  cout << fixed << setprecision(20);
  
  ll n, k;
  cin >> n >> k;
  
  segtree<S, op, ide> seg(vector<S>(300010, 0));
  
  rep(i, n){
    ll x;
    cin >> x;
    seg.set(x, seg.prod(max(x-k, 0ll), min(x+k+1, 300005ll)) + 1);
  }
  print(seg.all_prod());
}


Measured memory_bytes: 13764