class SegmentTree():

    """

    update, get を提供するSegmentTree



    Attributes

    ----------

    __n : int

        葉の数。2 ^ i - 1

    __dot :

        Segment function

    __e: int

        単位元

    __node: list

        Segment Tree

    """

    def __init__(self, A, dot, e):

        """

        Parameters

        ----------

        A : list

            対象の配列

        dot :

            Segment function

        e : int

            単位元

        """

        n = 2 ** (len(A) - 1).bit_length()

        self.__n = n

        self.__dot = dot

        self.__e = e

        self.__node = [e] * (2 * n)

        for i in range(len(A)):

            self.__node[i + n] = A[i]

        for i in range(n - 1, 0, -1):

            self.__node[i] = self.__dot(self.__node[2 * i], self.__node[2 * i + 1])

    

    def update(self, i, c):

        i += self.__n

        node = self.__node

        node[i] = c

        while i > 1:

            i //= 2

            node[i] = self.__dot(node[2 * i], node[2 * i + 1])



    def get(self, l, r):

        vl, vr = self.__e, self.__e

        l += self.__n

        r += self.__n

        while (l < r):

            if l & 1:

                vl = self.__dot(vl, self.__node[l])

                l += 1

            l //= 2

            if r & 1:

                r -= 1

                vr = self.__dot(vr, self.__node[r])

            r //= 2

        return self.__dot(vl, vr)





N, K = list(map(int, input().split()))

A = [int(eval(input())) for _ in range(N)]

max_A = max(A)



st = SegmentTree([N] * (max_A + 1), min, N)

edge = [set() for _ in range(N)]

for i, a in enumerate(reversed(A)):

    j = N - 1 - i

    p1 = st.get(a, min(max_A + 1, a + K + 1))

    if p1 < N:

        edge[j].add(p1)

    p2 = st.get(max(0, a - K), a)

    if p2 < N:

        edge[j].add(p2)

    st.update(a, j)



dp = [1] * N

for i in range(N - 1):

    here = dp[i]

    for ni in edge[i]:

        if ni < N:

            dp[ni] = max(dp[ni], dp[i] + 1)



print((max(dp)))

class SegmentTree():

    """

    update, get を提供するSegmentTree



    Attributes

    ----------

    __n : int

        葉の数。2 ^ i - 1

    __dot :

        Segment function

    __e: int

        単位元

    __node: list

        Segment Tree

    """

    def __init__(self, A, dot, e):

        """

        Parameters

        ----------

        A : list

            対象の配列

        dot :

            Segment function

        e : int

            単位元

        """

        n = 2 ** (len(A) - 1).bit_length()

        self.__n = n

        self.__dot = dot

        self.__e = e

        self.__node = [e] * (2 * n)

        for i in range(len(A)):

            self.__node[i + n] = A[i]

        for i in range(n - 1, 0, -1):

            self.__node[i] = self.__dot(self.__node[2 * i], self.__node[2 * i + 1])

    

    def update(self, i, c):

        i += self.__n

        node = self.__node

        node[i] = c

        while i > 1:

            i //= 2

            node[i] = self.__dot(node[2 * i], node[2 * i + 1])



    def get(self, l, r):

        vl, vr = self.__e, self.__e

        l += self.__n

        r += self.__n

        while (l < r):

            if l & 1:

                vl = self.__dot(vl, self.__node[l])

                l += 1

            l //= 2

            if r & 1:

                r -= 1

                vr = self.__dot(vr, self.__node[r])

            r //= 2

        return self.__dot(vl, vr)





N, K = list(map(int, input().split()))

A = [int(eval(input())) for _ in range(N)]

max_A = max(A)



st = SegmentTree([N] * (max_A + 1), min, N)

dp = [1] * N

for i, a in enumerate(reversed(A)):

    j = N - 1 - i

    p1 = st.get(a, min(max_A + 1, a + K + 1))

    if p1 < N:

        dp[j] = max(dp[p1] + 1, dp[j])

    p2 = st.get(max(0, a - K), a)

    if p2 < N:

        dp[j] = max(dp[p2] + 1, dp[j])

    st.update(a, j)



print((max(dp)))

class SegmentTree:
    """
    update, get を提供するSegmentTree
    Attributes
    ----------
    __n : int
        葉の数。2 ^ i - 1
    __dot :
        Segment function
    __e: int
        単位元
    __node: list
        Segment Tree
    """

    def __init__(self, A, dot, e):
        """
        Parameters
        ----------
        A : list
            対象の配列
        dot :
            Segment function
        e : int
            単位元
        """
        n = 2 ** (len(A) - 1).bit_length()
        self.__n = n
        self.__dot = dot
        self.__e = e
        self.__node = [e] * (2 * n)
        for i in range(len(A)):
            self.__node[i + n] = A[i]
        for i in range(n - 1, 0, -1):
            self.__node[i] = self.__dot(self.__node[2 * i], self.__node[2 * i + 1])

    def update(self, i, c):
        i += self.__n
        node = self.__node
        node[i] = c
        while i > 1:
            i //= 2
            node[i] = self.__dot(node[2 * i], node[2 * i + 1])

    def get(self, l, r):
        vl, vr = self.__e, self.__e
        l += self.__n
        r += self.__n
        while l < r:
            if l & 1:
                vl = self.__dot(vl, self.__node[l])
                l += 1
            l //= 2
            if r & 1:
                r -= 1
                vr = self.__dot(vr, self.__node[r])
            r //= 2
        return self.__dot(vl, vr)


N, K = list(map(int, input().split()))
A = [int(eval(input())) for _ in range(N)]
max_A = max(A)
st = SegmentTree([N] * (max_A + 1), min, N)
edge = [set() for _ in range(N)]
for i, a in enumerate(reversed(A)):
    j = N - 1 - i
    p1 = st.get(a, min(max_A + 1, a + K + 1))
    if p1 < N:
        edge[j].add(p1)
    p2 = st.get(max(0, a - K), a)
    if p2 < N:
        edge[j].add(p2)
    st.update(a, j)
dp = [1] * N
for i in range(N - 1):
    here = dp[i]
    for ni in edge[i]:
        if ni < N:
            dp[ni] = max(dp[ni], dp[i] + 1)
print((max(dp)))

class SegmentTree:
    """
    update, get を提供するSegmentTree
    Attributes
    ----------
    __n : int
        葉の数。2 ^ i - 1
    __dot :
        Segment function
    __e: int
        単位元
    __node: list
        Segment Tree
    """

    def __init__(self, A, dot, e):
        """
        Parameters
        ----------
        A : list
            対象の配列
        dot :
            Segment function
        e : int
            単位元
        """
        n = 2 ** (len(A) - 1).bit_length()
        self.__n = n
        self.__dot = dot
        self.__e = e
        self.__node = [e] * (2 * n)
        for i in range(len(A)):
            self.__node[i + n] = A[i]
        for i in range(n - 1, 0, -1):
            self.__node[i] = self.__dot(self.__node[2 * i], self.__node[2 * i + 1])

    def update(self, i, c):
        i += self.__n
        node = self.__node
        node[i] = c
        while i > 1:
            i //= 2
            node[i] = self.__dot(node[2 * i], node[2 * i + 1])

    def get(self, l, r):
        vl, vr = self.__e, self.__e
        l += self.__n
        r += self.__n
        while l < r:
            if l & 1:
                vl = self.__dot(vl, self.__node[l])
                l += 1
            l //= 2
            if r & 1:
                r -= 1
                vr = self.__dot(vr, self.__node[r])
            r //= 2
        return self.__dot(vl, vr)


N, K = list(map(int, input().split()))
A = [int(eval(input())) for _ in range(N)]
max_A = max(A)
st = SegmentTree([N] * (max_A + 1), min, N)
dp = [1] * N
for i, a in enumerate(reversed(A)):
    j = N - 1 - i
    p1 = st.get(a, min(max_A + 1, a + K + 1))
    if p1 < N:
        dp[j] = max(dp[p1] + 1, dp[j])
    p2 = st.get(max(0, a - K), a)
    if p2 < N:
        dp[j] = max(dp[p2] + 1, dp[j])
    st.update(a, j)
print((max(dp)))

-edge = [set() for _ in range(N)] +dp = [1] * N -        edge[j].add(p1) +        dp[j] = max(dp[p1] + 1, dp[j]) -        edge[j].add(p2) +        dp[j] = max(dp[p2] + 1, dp[j]) -dp = [1] * N -for i in range(N - 1): -    here = dp[i] -    for ni in edge[i]: -        if ni < N: -            dp[ni] = max(dp[ni], dp[i] + 1)