#include <stdio.h>
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <atcoder/all>
using namespace atcoder;
using mint = modint998244353;
using namespace std;
#define rep(i,n) for (int i = 0; i < (n); ++i)
#define Inf32 1000000001
#define Inf64 1000000000000000001

int main(){
   
   int N,K;
   cin>>N>>K;
   vector<long long> x(N);
   rep(i,N)cin>>x[i];
   
   int ans = 1;
   int last = 0;
   for(int i=1;i<N;i++){
	if(abs(x[i]-x[last])>=K){
		last = i;
		ans++;
	}
   }
   cout<<ans<<endl;
   
	return 0;
}