@file:Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE", "EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_WARNING", "OVERRIDE_BY_INLINE")
//@file:OptIn(ExperimentalStdlibApi::class)

import java.io.PrintWriter
import java.util.PriorityQueue
import java.util.TreeMap
import kotlin.math.*
import kotlin.random.Random
import kotlin.collections.sort as _sort
import kotlin.collections.sortDescending as _sortDescending
import kotlin.io.println as iprintln


/** @author Spheniscine */
fun main() { _writer.solve(); _writer.flush() }
fun PrintWriter.solve() {
//    val startTime = System.nanoTime()

    val numCases = 1//readInt()
    case@ for(case in 1..numCases) {
//        print("Case #$case: ")

        val n = readInt()
        val k = readInt()
        val A = readIntArray(n)

        val T = SegmentTree(A.max()!! + 1)

        for(a in A) {
            val r = T[a-k, a+k+1] + 1
            T[a] = r
        }

        val ans = T[0, T.size]
        println(ans)
    }

//    iprintln("Time: ${(System.nanoTime() - startTime) / 1000000} ms")
}

class SegmentTree(val size: Int) {


    inline val identityValue: Int get() = 0
    inline fun combiner(a: Int, b: Int): Int = max(a, b)


    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
    val array = IntArray(size shl 1)// { identityValue } as Array<Int>

    inline val lastIndex get() = size - 1
    inline val indices get() = 0 until size
    val asList: List<Int> by lazy {
        object : AbstractList<Int>() {
            override val size: Int get() = this@SegmentTree.size
            override fun get(index: Int): Int = this@SegmentTree[index]
        }
    }

    inline fun build(generator: (Int) -> Int) {
        for(i in 0 until size) {
            array[i + size] = generator(i)
        }
        for(i in size-1 downTo 1) {
            array[i] = combiner(array[i shl 1], array[i shl 1 or 1])
        }
    }

    /** alternative to build for arbitrary order **/
    fun delayedSet(i: Int, v: Int) { array[i + size] = v }
    fun pushDelayed() {
        for(i in size-1 downTo 1) {
            array[i] = combiner(array[i shl 1], array[i shl 1 or 1])
        }
    }

    /** instantiates values from an iterable, O(n) time */
    fun copyFrom(iterable: Iterable<Int>) {
        run {
            iterable.forEachIndexed { i, t ->
                if(i > lastIndex) return@run
                array[i + size] = t
            }
        }
        for(i in size-1 downTo 1) {
            array[i] = combiner(array[i shl 1], array[i shl 1 or 1])
        }
    }

    /** Updates a value, O(log n) time */
    operator fun set(index: Int, value: Int) {
        require(index in 0 until size)
        var i = index + size
        array[i] = value
        while(true) {
            i = i shr 1
            if(i <= 0) break
            array[i] = combiner(array[i shl 1], array[i shl 1 or 1])
        }
    }

    /** Gets a value by its index, O(1) time */
    operator fun get(index: Int): Int {
        require(index in 0 until size)
        return array[index + size]
    }

    /** gets the result of applying the monoid operation to the values in the index range, O(log n) time */
    operator fun get(start: Int, endExclusive: Int): Int {
        var l = maxOf(start, 0) + size
        var r = minOf(endExclusive, size) + size

        // two accumulators to support non-commutative monoids
        var lAcc = identityValue
        var rAcc = identityValue

        while(l < r) {
            if(l and 1 == 1) {
                lAcc = combiner(lAcc, array[l++])
            }
            if(r and 1 == 1) {
                rAcc = combiner(array[--r], rAcc)
            }

            l = l shr 1
            r = r shr 1
        }

        return combiner(lAcc, rAcc)
    }

    operator fun get(range: IntRange) = get(range.first, range.last + 1)
}


/** IO */
//@JvmField val INPUT = File("input.txt").inputStream()
//@JvmField val OUTPUT = File("output.txt").outputStream()
@JvmField val INPUT = System.`in`
@JvmField val OUTPUT = System.out

const val _BUFFER_SIZE = 1 shl 16
@JvmField val _buffer = ByteArray(_BUFFER_SIZE)
@JvmField var _bufferPt = 0
@JvmField var _bytesRead = 0

tailrec fun readChar(): Char {
    if(_bufferPt == _bytesRead) {
        _bufferPt = 0
        _bytesRead = INPUT.read(_buffer, 0, _BUFFER_SIZE)
    }
    return if(_bytesRead < 0) Char.MIN_VALUE
    else {
        val c = _buffer[_bufferPt++].toChar()
        if (c == '\r') readChar()
        else c
    }
}

fun readLine(): String? {
    var c = readChar()
    return if(c == Char.MIN_VALUE) null
    else buildString {
        while(c != '\n' && c != Char.MIN_VALUE) {
            append(c)
            c = readChar()
        }
    }
}
fun readLn() = readLine()!!

fun read() = buildString {
    var c = readChar()
    while(c <= ' ') {
        if(c == Char.MIN_VALUE) return@buildString
        c = readChar()
    }
    do {
        append(c)
        c = readChar()
    } while(c > ' ')
}
fun readInt() = read().toInt()
fun readDouble() = read().toDouble()
fun readLong() = read().toLong()
fun readStrings(n: Int) = List(n) { read() }
fun readLines(n: Int) = List(n) { readLn() }
fun readInts(n: Int) = List(n) { read().toInt() }
fun readIntArray(n: Int) = IntArray(n) { read().toInt() }
fun readDoubles(n: Int) = List(n) { read().toDouble() }
fun readDoubleArray(n: Int) = DoubleArray(n) { read().toDouble() }
fun readLongs(n: Int) = List(n) { read().toLong() }
fun readLongArray(n: Int) = LongArray(n) { read().toLong() }

@JvmField val _writer = PrintWriter(OUTPUT, false)

/** shuffles and sort overrides to avoid quicksort attacks */
private inline fun <T> _shuffle(rnd: Random, get: (Int) -> T, set: (Int, T) -> Unit, size: Int) {
    // Fisher-Yates shuffle algorithm
    for (i in size - 1 downTo 1) {
        val j = rnd.nextInt(i + 1)
        val temp = get(i)
        set(i, get(j))
        set(j, temp)
    }
}

@JvmField var _random: Random? = null
val random get() = _random ?: Random(0x594E215C123 * System.nanoTime()).also { _random = it }

fun IntArray.shuffle(rnd: Random = random) = _shuffle(rnd, ::get, ::set, size)
fun IntArray.sort() { shuffle(); _sort() }
fun IntArray.sortDescending() { shuffle(); _sortDescending() }

fun LongArray.shuffle(rnd: Random = random) = _shuffle(rnd, ::get, ::set, size)
fun LongArray.sort() { shuffle(); _sort() }
fun LongArray.sortDescending() { shuffle(); _sortDescending() }

fun DoubleArray.shuffle(rnd: Random = random) = _shuffle(rnd, ::get, ::set, size)
fun DoubleArray.sort() { shuffle(); _sort() }
fun DoubleArray.sortDescending() { shuffle(); _sortDescending() }

fun CharArray.shuffle(rnd: Random = random) = _shuffle(rnd, ::get, ::set, size)
inline fun CharArray.sort() { _sort() }
inline fun CharArray.sortDescending() { _sortDescending() }

inline fun <T: Comparable<T>> Array<out T>.sort() = _sort()
inline fun <T: Comparable<T>> Array<out T>.sortDescending() = _sortDescending()
inline fun <T: Comparable<T>> MutableList<out T>.sort() = _sort()
inline fun <T: Comparable<T>> MutableList<out T>.sortDescending() = _sortDescending()

// import preserving junk function
@Suppress("NonAsciiCharacters") fun 雪花飄飄北風嘯嘯天地一片蒼茫() { iprintln(max(1, 2)) }

/** additional commons */
inline fun <T> Iterable<T>.sumByLong(func: (T) -> Long) = fold(0L) { acc, t -> acc + func(t) }
inline fun <T> Sequence<T>.sumByLong(func: (T) -> Long) = fold(0L) { acc, t -> acc + func(t) }
inline fun <T> Array<T>.sumByLong(func: (T) -> Long) = fold(0L) { acc, t -> acc + func(t) }
fun IntArray.sumLong() = fold(0L, Long::plus)


Measured memory_bytes: 56596