#pragma GCC optimize("Ofast")
#include "bits/stdc++.h"

// Begin Header {{{
using namespace std;

#ifndef DEBUG
#define dump(...)
#endif

#define all(x) begin(x), end(x)
#define rall(x) rbegin(x), rend(x)
#define rep(i, b, e) for (intmax_t i = (b), i##_limit = (e); i < i##_limit; ++i)
#define repc(i, b, e) for (intmax_t i = (b), i##_limit = (e); i <= i##_limit; ++i)
#define repr(i, b, e) for (intmax_t i = (b), i##_limit = (e); i >= i##_limit; --i)
#define var(Type, ...) Type __VA_ARGS__; input(__VA_ARGS__)

constexpr size_t    operator""_zu(unsigned long long value) { return value; };
constexpr intmax_t  operator""_jd(unsigned long long value) { return value; };
constexpr uintmax_t operator""_ju(unsigned long long value) { return value; };

constexpr int INF = 0x3f3f3f3f;
constexpr intmax_t LINF = 0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f_jd;

template <class T, class Compare = less<>>
using MaxHeap = priority_queue<T, vector<T>, Compare>;
template <class T, class Compare = greater<>>
using MinHeap = priority_queue<T, vector<T>, Compare>;

inline void input() {}
template <class Head, class... Tail>
inline void input(Head&& head, Tail&&... tail) {
    cin >> head;
    input(forward<Tail>(tail)...);
}

template <class Container, class Value = typename Container::value_type,
         enable_if_t<!is_same<Container, string>::value, nullptr_t> = nullptr>
         inline istream& operator>>(istream &is, Container &vs) {
             for (auto &v: vs) is >> v;
             return is;
         }

inline void output() { cout << "\n"; }
template <class Head, class... Tail>
inline void output(Head&& head, Tail&&... tail) {
    cout << head;
    if (sizeof...(tail)) cout << " ";
    output(forward<Tail>(tail)...);
}

template <class Container, class Value = typename Container::value_type,
         enable_if_t<!is_same<Container, string>::value, nullptr_t> = nullptr>
         inline ostream& operator<<(ostream &os, const Container &vs) {
             static constexpr const char *delim[] = {" ", ""};
             for (auto it = begin(vs); it != end(vs); ++it) {
                 os << delim[it == begin(vs)] << *it;
             }
             return os;
         }

template <class Iterator>
inline void join(const Iterator &Begin, const Iterator &End, const string &delim = "\n", const string &last = "\n") {
    for (auto it = Begin; it != End; ++it) {
        cout << ((it == Begin) ? "" : delim) << *it;
    }
    cout << last;
}

template <class T>
inline vector<T> makeVector(const T &initValue, size_t sz) {
    return vector<T>(sz, initValue);
}

template <class T, class... Args>
inline auto makeVector(const T &initValue, size_t sz, Args... args) {
    return vector<decltype(makeVector<T>(initValue, args...))>(sz, makeVector<T>(initValue, args...));
}

template <class Func>
class FixPoint : Func {
public:
    explicit constexpr FixPoint(Func&& f) noexcept : Func(forward<Func>(f)) {}

    template <class... Args>
        constexpr decltype(auto) operator()(Args&&... args) const {
            return Func::operator()(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
        }
};

template <class Func>
static inline constexpr decltype(auto) makeFixPoint(Func&& f) noexcept {
    return FixPoint<Func>{forward<Func>(f)};
}

template <class Container>
struct reverse_t {
    Container &c;
    reverse_t(Container &c) : c(c) {}
    auto begin() { return c.rbegin(); }
    auto end() { return c.rend(); }
};

template <class Container>
auto reversed(Container &c) {
    return reverse_t<Container>(c);
}

template <class T>
inline bool chmax(T &a, const T &b) noexcept {
    return b > a && (a = b, true);
}

template <class T>
inline bool chmin(T &a, const T &b) noexcept {
    return b < a && (a = b, true);
}

template <class T>
inline T diff(const T &a, const T &b) noexcept {
    return a < b ? b - a : a - b;
}

void ioinit() {
    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cin.tie(nullptr);
    cout << fixed << setprecision(10);
    cerr << fixed << setprecision(10);
    clog << fixed << setprecision(10);
}
// }}} End Header

// SegmentTree {{{
template <typename Monoid, typename Func>
struct SegmentTree {
    const size_t sz;
    const Func fn;
    const Monoid unity;
    vector<Monoid> seg;

    SegmentTree(const size_t n, const Monoid &u, Func f)
        : sz(1 << (__lg(n + 5) + 1)), fn(f), unity(u), seg(sz * 2, unity) {}

    void set(size_t k, const Monoid &v) {
        seg[k + sz] = v;
    }

    Monoid& operator[](size_t k) {
        return seg[k + sz];
    }

    const Monoid& operator[](size_t k) const {
        return seg[k + sz];
    }

    void build() {
        for (size_t k = sz - 1; k > 0; --k) {
            seg[k] = fn(seg[2 * k], seg[2 * k + 1]);
        }
    }

    void update(size_t k, const Monoid &x) {
        k += sz;
        seg[k] = x;
        while (k >>= 1) {
            seg[k] = fn(seg[2 * k], seg[2 * k + 1]);
        }
    }

    Monoid fold(size_t l, size_t r) const {
        Monoid L = unity;
        Monoid R = unity;
        for (l += sz, r += sz; l < r; l >>= 1, r >>= 1) {
            if (l & 1) {
                L = fn(L, seg[l++]);
            }
            if (r & 1) {
                R = fn(seg[--r], R);
            }
        }
        return fn(L, R);
    }
};
// }}}

signed main() {
    ioinit();

    var(intmax_t, N, K);

    vector<intmax_t> a(N);
    input(a);

    const auto f = [](intmax_t a, intmax_t b) -> intmax_t {
        return max(a, b);
    };
    SegmentTree<intmax_t, decltype(f)> dp(1'000'001, 0, f);

    rep(i, 0, N) {
        const intmax_t L = max(0_jd, a[i] - K);
        const intmax_t R = a[i] + K;
        const intmax_t value = dp.fold(L, R + 1);
        dp.update(a[i], value + 1);
    }

    const intmax_t res = dp.fold(0, 300'001);
    output(res);
    return 0;
}


Measured memory_bytes: 21948